Thanks Fred. Grubby, dirty and nasty doesn't bother me. What ever gets
dirty, gets washed.
Pamela
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Schroeder [mailto:roadster@texoma.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 3:39 PM
To: Pamela Bauman; Autox (E-mail)
Subject: Re: Fronts and Rears
Rather easy, actually. Grubby, dirty, and nasty but easy.
Jack up the rear end. Set your jack stands under the frame. Disconnect the
shocks, torsion stabilizer (the horizontal bar gizmo going to the frame on
the passenger side), and remove the drive shaft. IMO it's easier to remove
the dif from the springs and then remove the springs. Otherwise, the dif
will drop down on the loose side putting a twist in the other spring. It
doesn't take much. This makes it difficult to remove the shackles. Put
your jack under the side you are removing and just take the weight off of
the spring. Remove the bolts holding the dif to the spring . Put a jack
stand (blocks, whatever) under the axle to keep level. Do the same to the
other side. Then remove the springs from the shackles. The shackle
actually looks like a chain master link. Remove both nuts, take off the
side plate, and the other side with the bolts attached will come out as a
unit.
While you are at it, I would suggest that you get a urethane rear end kit
from Dean. It made a nice difference on mine. Chances are the rubber is
pretty well shot anyway. Urethane is much stiffer and takes some of the
mush out of the rear.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
Denison, TX
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Reg e-mail sitsinwest@texoma.net
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Bauman" <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
To: "Autox (E-mail)" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Fronts and Rears
> Afternoon to you all,
>
> I have a chick question. How hard is it to take apart and put back
together
> the rear end?
> Paul thinks I've gone totally off my rocker wanting to take it apart and
> clean it up.
> The old adage clean enough to eat off of comes to mind. Plus I can't stand
> the thought of leaving some of that gunk sitting there. YUCK. Same thing
> goes with the leaf springs. Nuts for considering it or just too into
detail
> wanting the job done right?
>
> The front end will be coming apart to clean, inspect, prime, paint and
> replace any parts.
>
> Also, what is the easiest way to get the frame on its side to clean it
> underneath without killing my back?
>
> Found out when I pulled the front brakes that whoever did the last brake
job
> put the some of the pads in backwards. How often does that happen?
>
> Be careful driving out there.
>
> Prayers and Blessings
> Pamela Bauman
> Westminster, Ca.
> 67 1600
>
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