CV joint seperated

[roarcam]

So, arising out of a coil spring replacement on custom 2013, that has literally spiralled, I now have an inner cv joint that has seperated.
I've taken the hub off, re-packed the cv bearings with grease but cannot, for the fecking life of me, get the cv joint back together.
What's the best way to do this?
Thanks in anticipation...

[longhair]

Here you are.

[roarcam]

Thanks but thats not quite what I need.
It's the CV joint that has come apart. I need to get the CV bearings back in the housing, which is not as easy as it looks.

[longhair]

Is this what you need? I couldn't get them to rotate but I guess you get the idea. Hope it helps.

[roarcam]

Thanks man,
The real problem is that I get to figure 3.13a but I can't get it in any further. It's really strange. Any amount of wiggle and manipulation doesn't seem to work.
There's nothing obviously blocking it, it just seems really awkward.
I really appreciate you taking the time to send those images.

[longhair]

I guess it just needs a bit of brute force if nothing is obviously stopping it going in. Let me know if you need any more info, and good luck with it.

[longhair]

How did you go on with the CV joint. Have you managed to get it sorted?

[andz327]

I take it none of the roller bearings have fell out before anything , try put one bearing slightly in at a time keeping pot joint and bearing/shaft at an angle to each other while rotating and pushing together and see where theyre sticking but there's usualy no problem , mind there's a spring in centre of pot joint , like the message above it may need bit of brute force

ANDZ

[roarcam]

Thanks guys, sorry I didn't reply sooner, I've been isolating with the family and putting the job off!
Will get to it soon. Thanks for all your help, I'll keep you posted.

[roarcam]

Alright, so, just can’t get this in at all. Thinking about taking full drive shaft out.

[roarcam]

I managed to get it back together, with the suggested brute force!
Not a nice job!
Anyway, that's it done. Just got the brake pipe to do now. a catalogue of jobs that all came from the coil spring.

[longhair]

Great news. It doesn't feel right at times using at bit of brute force I know, but sometimes you just have to give it a go. I was the same last week fitting new brake disc. The front ones was a right b*stard to get off.

[roarcam]

I might be stuck with the brakes now. Lost a lot of fluid ad may not be able to bleed.
New bleed nipple on order due to rounded edges. Like I said, one job leads to another...