THe aluminum triangular cover......how....how's it come off ??

[Meir]

removing and putting back the triangle can be a bit tricky at times.
but once you get the hang of it, it is pretty simple.
what you need to do, is take a ratchet straps, and rap it around the "whatever you call these in the picture":




from both sides of the transmission, and start tightening it.
the triangle will slide out with no effort.
same thing with putting it back in.
that is assuming that the wheels are off the car.

[Pdwight]

Thanks for all the help, I am trying to get the axles out so I can change the wheel bearings

[jsceash]

You don't need the pan off to remove the axle. Take the bolt out of the trailing arm at the control arm. Mark and remove the adjustable bolt out of the control arm. Pop the toe arm joint. Swing the strut out the axle will all but fall on the ground.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by jsceash

You don't need the pan off to remove the axle. Take the bolt out of the trailing arm at the control arm. Mark and remove the adjustable bolt out of the control arm. Pop the toe arm joint. Swing the strut out the axle will all but fall on the ground.

Bingo. Track arm? I removed the arm behind the wheel and the delete pipe. No need to drop the big triangle brace. But it is easy.

[Pdwight]

Did you need a realignment after ?

I'm so frustrated I am going to do it your way.

Once the axle is out there is nothing holding the hub in but the face that it is pressed in the bearing right ??

Also when pressing in the new bearing the orange/red side goes in side right ?

I have been looking at many pics online and I seem to see them pressed in both ways.....but Pelican says the orange plastic or brightly colored side goes inside.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

Did you need a realignment after ?

I'm so frustrated I am going to do it your way.

Once the axle is out there is nothing holding the hub in but the face that it is pressed in the bearing right ??

Also when pressing in the new bearing the orange/red side goes in side right ?

I have been looking at many pics online and I seem to see them pressed in both ways.....but Pelican says the orange plastic or brightly colored side goes inside.

Yes, alignment after. I went orange side inward.

Pics in an hour. Mine is torn apart so east to get pics.

[Jamesp]

Pictures would be great. I'm trying to follow this and have had my axles out more than once, and for the life of me I don't recall my car having any aluminum triangles. My aluminum triangles must be in the Bermuda triangle.