Day 3: I am doing this in very small parts just when I have time. Today I was able to remove the front driveshaft from the TC. Again took a lot of wiggling but eventually came off. I then removed bolt 4. I am having terrible luck with every bolt/nut so far. They are incredibly seized. I was able to break it free using a 5 in extension and a breaker bar. I then removed the speedometer cable and the electronic diff lock connection. The speedometer cable connection blocks the access of bolt # 5 so I had to remove the entire cable. This was a pain and I accidentally broke the plastic bracket that connects it to the TC. Not a huge deal as I am sure I can secure it some other way. Also, in case this helps anyone. Be careful not to put too much force on the transmission pain when removing bolt #4. It can be easy to use as leverage.
Tomorrow I’ll be doing bolt 5 and the remaining bolt with the exception of 6 should go very fast. I will probably drop the TC Saturday. I obtained a second floor jack and will hopefully have a buddy help me. I don’t want to spend the money on a transmission jack so I am hoping we can just guide it down.
I attached a picture. Red is how the speedometer cable connection blocks bolt 5. Green is the diff lock motor. I haven’t seen where the cotter pin connection is. It was reference earlier in this thread. If anyone can tell me how to find it I would appreciate it.
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