The issue for me was the PO pumped it full of grease and the seals were exceptionally tight. So pumping it full of grease caused active pressure attempting to expand it. I removed the alemite grease nipple and grease spurted out like I struck oil. After that pressure release, the drive...
This post is more for posterity in case someone has the same issue as me. I could not get the drive shaft off after removing the bolts. It was if there was positive tension forcing the shaft from the tranny to the diff and it would NOT compress so that it would slip off. The issue was the...