Trying to get the drive shafts off my 91 won me a set of Snap-On wrenches. And by won, I mean I paid a lot! My craftsman wrench just wasn't up to the task.
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Tough nuts! Heat and pb, hitting with a impact. Still no budge on the nuts and bolts. Not giving up yet, I do need to get this sorted before the rear u joint falls apart complety
Curious, are you putting force on the nut? Or bolt?I use a 3/8 drive deep socket 14mm with a 1/2 drive adapter on the shaft side (the head) and a long 14mm wrench on the diff side (the nut), and rotate shaft with transmission in neutral (tires chocked on ground) to put the fastener I'm working on near the bottom. I've never had a problem with access or torque. If the hex corners are spun/damaged it may be time for new hardware....
Again, like teh sectx - bust the nut.Curious, are you putting force on the nut? Or bolt?
The bolt head.Curious, are you putting force on the nut? Or bolt?
Ok I just did this and jesus it was a pain in the ass. Getting the hardware loose/ off was no problem. Getting the slip yoke to compress so I could get the thing out of there took lots of prying and rotating and more prying. I pryed more then pryed really hard and it came out.I'd also consider grabbing a drive shaft from the dealership. Includes new ujoints. I just picked on up for $350 or so. Now I'll toss my old one in the back as a spare. And I don't have to deal with the U-joints. Win/ Win.
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Ok I just did this and jesus it was a pain in the ass. Getting the hardware loose/ off was no problem. Getting the slip yoke to compress so I could get the thing out of there took lots of prying and rotating and more prying. I pryed more then pryed really hard and it came out.
My slip yoke was pretty chewed up:View attachment 2638008