Re: Mystery bolt in the passenger side half shaft assembly - 1995 LE sedan, 4-cyl

<johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:58d6daca-893e-4419-a698-e6205bbcba7f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> According to the free repair guide on Autozone, that should be the
> bearing lock bolt on the bottom side that holds the bearing in the
> holder. After you remove it, the snap ring holds the halfshaft at the
> holder.
>
> See excerpt below:
>
> 14. Remove the right halfshaft from the transaxle as follows:
>   1. Remove the bearing lockbolt. The lockbolt is located in the
> center of the halfshaft, near the dampener.
>   2. Using snapring pliers, remove the snapring and pull the
> halfshaft from the transaxle.

So I am guessing the halfshaft was already removed in my car
by the previous owner and somebody put the wrong bolt there...
Mine is too short to make any difference in the bearing seat!

BTW - is this really such a good idea to put any pressure with
a pointy object like this bolt on the bearing???? I am quite stunned.
Anyway - my halfshaft bearing seems to be hold in place by the
snap ring alone now... the bolt is there but it does not do a thing :-)
I hope I am not asking for any disaster to happen...