29-08-2017, 02:51 PM
Thanks for all the info, no I didn't forget to undo the nut.Have got it all apart with the judicious use of force the offside bearing has come out cleanly and as was pointed out the near side one has come apart so I will probably replace it.
Now the only problem is that the new half shaft does not run cleanly on the gears( tried it both sides) and it appears that the gears are fractionally less deep than the originals( by about 0.4mm) whether it is this or some other problem causing the poor meshing I am not sure.
I may risk asking my Engineer son to look and probably get a long suffering sigh !.
Apart from that I have contacted the supplier and I can swap it for another but I will take the diff unit with me so I can offer it up and check it runs smoothly but I haven't got time to do that for a couple of weeks.
Now the only problem is that the new half shaft does not run cleanly on the gears( tried it both sides) and it appears that the gears are fractionally less deep than the originals( by about 0.4mm) whether it is this or some other problem causing the poor meshing I am not sure.
I may risk asking my Engineer son to look and probably get a long suffering sigh !.
Apart from that I have contacted the supplier and I can swap it for another but I will take the diff unit with me so I can offer it up and check it runs smoothly but I haven't got time to do that for a couple of weeks.