AXLE PUZZLE

[the_rimspoke]

I NEED TO TEAR DOWN MY DRIVE AXLES .
I CLEANED EVERYTHING UP AND DISMANTLED THE INNER C-V JOINTS WITH NO PROBLEM .
NOW I AM TRYING TO DISMANTLE THE OUTER C-Vs AND AM AT A COMPLETE LOSS
AS TO HOW TO GET THEM APART !
NO MATTER HOW I TILT THEM THE BALLS ARE STILL CAPTURED AND THE OUTER
SHELL & SPLINES ARE MADE FROM A SINGLE PIECE .
WHAT AM I MISSING ? I TRIED TO JERK IT APART BUT AM AFRAID TO TRY TOO
HARD FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING SOMETHING .
THE HAYNES WORKSHOP MANUAL ONLY COVERS THE DOUBLE U JOINT DESIGN
OF THE HONDA 360 .
ANYONE KNOW HOW IT's DONE ?
THANKS , RIMSPOKE-

[Eric Geiger]

I always take apart the inside and slide the outer all the way down vs trying to take apart the outside. Done it this way with every honda I've owned for the last 20 years.   Did the same with my z600
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Eric Geiger
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On Nov 21, 2014, at 5:58 PM,
the_rimspoke@...
[anzhonda600owners] wrote:
I NEED TO TEAR DOWN MY DRIVE AXLES .
I CLEANED EVERYTHING UP AND DISMANTLED THE INNER C-V JOINTS WITH NO PROBLEM .
NOW I AM TRYING TO DISMANTLE THE OUTER C-Vs AND AM AT A COMPLETE LOSS
AS TO HOW TO GET THEM APART !
NO MATTER HOW I TILT THEM THE BALLS ARE STILL CAPTURED AND THE OUTER
SHELL & SPLINES ARE MADE FROM A SINGLE PIECE .
WHAT AM I MISSING ? I TRIED TO JERK IT APART BUT AM AFRAID TO TRY TOO
HARD FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING SOMETHING .
THE HAYNES WORKSHOP MANUAL ONLY COVERS THE DOUBLE U JOINT DESIGN
OF THE HONDA 360 .
ANYONE KNOW HOW IT's DONE ?
THANKS , RIMSPOKE-

[the_rimspoke]

THAT IS DOING IT THE EASY WAY BUT I NEED A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN .
I NEED TO SHORTEN THE AXLES BY 3 1/2 INCHES
AND THIS REQUIRES SOME LATHE WORK ON THE MIDDLE .
-RIMSPOKE-

[Bill]

RIMSPOKE;
Go to Steves 1971 Honda 600 Coupe site at -
http://www.honda600coupe.com/   all of the factory manuals are available for down load.  Along with some other interesting stuff.  The factory manuals, and give a blowup of the outer CV joint assembly.  But both the inner and outer CV joints should have a C clip holding them in.  The Hanes manual is missing a few steps in many areas.
Bill