KaspaCti 0 Posted June 5, 2006 Hi all, Done a search but can't really find what I'm after. I want to remove the driveshafts from my 1.6 Cti The Haynes manual has two methods for removing the driveshafts, one for non-gti and one for gti. AFAIK the Cti has 1.6 GTi driveshafts and hubs but the suspension setup is the same as the non gti models i.e. no droplinks / wishbone etc. I'm happy about the actual removal of the shafts i.e. bolts on intermediate bearing etc but I don't know which method to use to get to that stage. Right... for non gti models haynes says: fit compressors to the spring loosen the three top strut mounting nuts remove hub nut unscrew clamp bolt securing hub carrier to bottom of the strut slide hub carrier off strut move top of hub carrier outwards and at same time withdraw driveshaft from hub. whereas for gti models it says undo hub nut undo clamp bolt securing suspension lower balljoint to hub carrier and pull arm down pull hub carrier outwardsand withdraw driveshaft from hub. it seems to be a right faff to remove the non gti driveshaft, why do I need to compress the spring and slide the hub carrier off the strut? Couldn't I just follow the gti method or is there something that I'm missing here? Any help from you Cti owners past and present would be much appreciated. Sean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted June 5, 2006 As the CTi uses the base model set up it's a pain over the GTi, Easy way is unbolt the inner track control bolt to give you some extra leverage and then follow the book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted June 6, 2006 An easy way I've found to do this is to use an old handbrake cable as a spring clamp with the car on its wheels & the cable looped down through the sring / shock assembly through the holes in the top mount for this purpose & then clamped again at the top in the engine bay. Then when the car is jacked there is plenty of give to allow you to slide hub carrier off strut & makes a frustrating job much easier. Of course you need an old handbrake cable to do this though, thankfully I'd just had to swap on when I did this. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaspaCti 0 Posted June 6, 2006 As the CTi uses the base model set up it's a pain over the GTi, Easy way is unbolt the inner track control bolt to give you some extra leverage and then follow the book. Cheers Miles when you say follow the book I'm guessing you mean the non-gti method? Sean An easy way I've found to do this is to use an old handbrake cable as a spring clamp with the car on its wheels & the cable looped down through the sring / shock assembly through the holes in the top mount for this purpose & then clamped again at the top in the engine bay. Then when the car is jacked there is plenty of give to allow you to slide hub carrier off strut & makes a frustrating job much easier. Of course you need an old handbrake cable to do this though, thankfully I'd just had to swap on when I did this. Graham. Cheers Graham So is the reason for clamping the springs to stop them shooting out and taking my head off or is it that you need to compress them to get enough travel to slide the hub carriers off? Either way I'll probably buy some spring compressors as I guess they'll be handy for the future. Can't believe my lowly suspension setup makes it more difficult to remove the driveshafts Sean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaspaCti 0 Posted June 7, 2006 Miles Can you just confirm that you meant follow the non-gti method after removing the inner end of the arm. Many thanks Graham Is using the compressor to stop the spring flying out or to give extra movement to slide hub carrier off? Many thanks Anyone else feel free to chip in if Miles anfd Graham aren't about Sean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastairh 47 Posted June 7, 2006 Yes Kaspa follow the non gti method. As it doesn't have gti suspension. Alastair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
