If you have a propshaft with the "soup can" CVS joint, it is easy to shorten
the shaft enough for it to slip off. The strap-type joint is more of a
hassle...
Doug
At 02:01 PM 10/24/02 +0000, gjdurham@juno.com wrote:
>Simon,
>
>Also, the shaft will not drop out once all the bolts are removed. There is an
>'internal lip' of metal where the shaft meets the tranny (i.e. an overlap).
>So... once the bolts are removed, you may find (and most likely will) you have
>to remove the rear engine mounts (which are often called transmission mounts),
>or at least 'undo' them. Using a jack, with a piece of wood, support the
>transmission under the oil pan. You MAY have to jack the tranny rather high up
>to seperate it from the flange of the driveshaft (think of two pieces of
>steel, with 500lbs pressure pushing them against each other). If like the
>1500, its too much to try to use a pry bar to seperate, and you wouldn't want
>to do so, anyway.
>Hope this helps.
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