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1Fast04Vert half shaft tip ??
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I am doing the half shaft joints and have everything broken down and have soaked the u-joint strap retainer bolts with BP Blaster. I plan to soak them down once more this evening and then again in the morning, then try to remove them an hour or so later. Nothing is broken and the job has gone amazingly easy so far, but these little bolts seem overly tight. Anything I have overlooked? I want them to come out without snapping or anything else goofy.

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Posted on: 2008/4/13 20:48
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cmontel727 Re: half shaft tip ??
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Sounds right so far, I know when I did them on my 87 they were so tight I broke the 1/4 8mm socket. I used some long extensions for the bolts near the diff. The one by wheels were not that bad, but tight.

I only soaked mine with PB blaster for only an hour, you should be fine.
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CentralCoaster Re: half shaft tip ??
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A 6-pt box end wrench is the way to go. I think the halfshafts are standard, the driveshaft ones are metric.
Posted on: 2008/4/14 7:13
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CasetheCorvetteman Re: half shaft tip ??
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That will depend on year model i think Coaster, cause all mine are 8mm metric. I used an 8mm single hex combination spanner with a 10 or 11 mil combination spanner in the other end of the 8 mil for more leverage.
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1Fast04Vert Re: half shaft tip ??
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All done, no problems. Turned out the 8MM socket worked best. Thanks Ya'll.
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