Damn, that's crazy! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Cy, I wouldn't drive the car without the rear driveline installed. The center diff won't like it, and you could damage the viscous coupler.
I don't know why that won't come apart. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
I've never pulled the c.v., but it seems like it should slide right off, after the c-clip is removed.
Are there burrs on the splines?
Are the splines twisted or deformed?
edit Just read the factory service manual, there's nothing else there, just that cir-clip, accesible from the outside.
They show the joint being dissassembled on the driveshaft stub.
after scribing alignment marks on the outer race, cage, and inner hub. (They also want the balls to go back in the same location from whence they were removed)
In the end, though, they show basically the same basic puller set-up that you're using, just pulling on the center hub.
Pulling against the outer hub may be hazardous to the cage, and may also put some dents in the races.
Are you replacing the c.v.?
If you have another c.v., it may be time to get more vandalistic. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif
An airhammer from the backside (against the inner race) would probably knock that c.v. into next week. (be carefull to not fork up the splines)
Or maybe a slidehammer (on an axle remover plate) with a few bolts threaded thru the outer cage may do the job. (Don't use the hardware from the shaft, it'll probably stretch/boogerfy the bolts.
I vaguely remember fighting something similiar to this on another vehicle, and the cause was a gnarly burr caused when the driveshaft section hit the edge of the plate that secures the c.v. (during an accident.) Copiuous filing achieved the clearance required to remove the hub.
Does the hub move at all on the driveshaft, either direction, or twisty-like?
Good Luck!...
And, thanks for tackling this project. I think a lot of us are learning from your experiences.
