DIY: CV Joint Removal Tool anyone?

[cn90]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

You are correct, the bore as shipped is too small. I reamed mine out so the X5 splines would fit. Worked fine after doing that and grinding the top of the ring so it was perpendicular to the arms/shaft. Mine was poorly constructed, but so cheap I didn't mind spending some time modifying it if it worked. It worked well once modified.

Hi Fifty150hs,

Couple questions for you.

1. The round hole (factory is 30 mm), did you ream it to 32 or 33 mm?

2. The wide part (the part that says 100 mm across), is it wide enough to accommodate the wide part of the CV Joint?

I may take my tool to a local machine shop to bore the round hole bigger for me...

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by cn90

Hi Fifty150hs,

Couple questions for you.

1. The round hole (factory is 30 mm), did you ream it to 32 or 33 mm?

2. The wide part (the part that says 100 mm across), is it wide enough to accommodate the wide part of the CV Joint?

I may take my tool to a local machine shop to bore the round hole bigger for me...

I think I reamed it out more than that. I'll have to check. I had to go wider than the minimum because of the poor construction quality the ring. It was cocked, so it had to be wider for the shaft because the hole wasn't perpendicular to the shaft. The wide part was wide enough for the wide part of the CV joint. Overall I'd say once modified it is a useful tool. I think I paid $12 and spent about 2 hours modifying it.