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Once you collapse the drive shaft (after loosening the collar nut) either end of the drive shaft can be dropped. The splines may be stuck and liberal use of PBlaster or Kroil and a day or to for that to penetrate can help. If you are still stuck, dismount the CSB and pull down at the center u-joint. That should extend the drive shaft some. Spray more penetrating oil on the splines and push up. Repeat until you can collapse the drive shaft.
If the drive shaft is truly seized , disconnect the half shafts and drop the diff & drive shaft. Then send the drive shaft off to be rebuilt.
The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL
You should be able to collapse it enough to clear the sub frame and drop out. My biggest obsticle was sliding it out between the floor board and exhaust(i did not remove the exhaust, would have made it way easier)
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