still cant get this. (new owner fog)(please help asap(

There should be one snap ring and one washer.

Lawrence

"muddypluka"'s photo

Once you've removed the 6 bolts and the end cap (and the outer body) the snap ring and washer is the next thing you need to remove in order to remove the mechanism.

Lawrence

If you cant see the groove where the circlip fits into, try getting a mate to push the shaft inwards through the wheel from behind the hub, it makes it a little easier, coz when trying to get the clip on, you tend to push on the shaft. :lol:

ace you boys no your stuff! right do you know the size of the circlip and snap ring that i need to get from vauxhall as there are 10 diffrent sizes(so they said) and there are none in stock i have tride to push the drift shaft through but it just going flush so i cant get the circlip on even if i had one

think i will have to get a little more elbo greese into it me thinks :roll:

read this thread

http://fronteraowners.co.uk/v-web/bulle ... highlight=

have done mate but its a wee bit breif for me am not used to 4wd at all i used to have a mr2 rev 3 turbo lol. well still got it just need new piston rings lol. i just dont now were the washer and circlip goes. i know it goes at the end of the drive shaft but i dont now the size of the washer and circlip to put back on as vauxhall need a size as there are 10 different once. :roll:

mine have vanished dont know how i could have gone its a sealed unit but no mater

alright mate ceers for that i phone they vauxhall dealers and they have any in stock lol ust my luck eh so back to breakers the morn bril but will get there in the end

I've got two new (unused) ones here (that I no longer need)

PM me your postal address and I'll mail 'em up to you.

I lost one origonal, so bought my local VX dealers entire stock (the three shown above) - but I only ever needed 1 (I now have manual hubs with a different size circlip so these are suplus to requirements)

Feel free to make a donation to FOG

Lawrence

or get around this problem how i did

screw a bolt into the end of the drive shaft and tack weld it in place, cut its head off so its just threaded bar, then assemble all the hub

find a washer just larger than the hole you can see the drive shaft in

put that washer on and then and then put a nut on the threaded bar sticking thru the washer, gently tighten the nut to put the drive shaft into position in the hub (do not over tighten, just needs to be finger tight)

then tack the washer to the hub, and the nut to the washer (just tack weld tho so when you need to get it off a long bar and socket will break the weld)

we did this on my old sport as it kept having the circlip come off the end of the shaft when i used 4wd in anger

i'd wished i'd done it earlier as it fixed the problem completely

the washer sat where i've highlighted red

(my hubs had the springs removed so they were permanently engaged so i never had a hub slip, this may not work with the autolock springs fitted, i'm sure it would work but i've not got mine to look at to check so check first)

Be aware that the end of drive shaft snap rings should be replaced once removed, as they do stretch (making them loose when refitting)

The following picture shows new snap rings above and old (removed and replaced a couple of times) below:

Lawrence

I just got a selection of circlips from halfrauds and fitted the best match. made re-fitting easier as I could use circlip pliers.