There is a chance that the end of the axle is still in the differential. This is where they usually break. If the new shaft won't go in all the way you will have to remove the cover and probably the differential to get the piece out. The installation is fairly easy.
Dave Fillman
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---- you wrote:
> Hi listees,
>
> I am going to start installing the left front axle shaft on my '43 GPW this
> weekend. The prior owner apparently broke the axle shaft and simply
> removed the broken shaft...never putting in a replacement (making it a
> 3X4?). Anyway, I find no info on replacing the shaft in the manual. I
> would appreciate any suggestions, warnings, how-to's, etc. information that
> you experts can give me. I need to replace the steering knuckle too...but
> that seems straight forward.
>
> thanks
> * Dean L. Kellogg, Jr., MD, PhD *
> * Department of Medicine *
> * The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio *
> * 7703 Floyd Curl Drive *
> * San Antonio, Texas 78284-7875 *
> * (210) 617-5311 FAX (210) 617-5312 e-mail:kelloggd@uthscsa.edu *
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