Hey guys, so this started out as a routine shifter bushing job and quickly turned into a larger project.
I've dropped the front driveshaft and tilted the engine/transmission but the rear driveshaft is refusing to drop. I've been trying uselessly to loosen the large nut that goes around the driveshaft in order to collapse it; I've put penetrating oil all over that sucker and it won't budge. Would the fact that I have not loosened the nuts connecting the differential to the driveshaft mean I won't be able to drop the driveshaft at the front? I was hoping to leave it connected back there in order to make reassembly quicker.
I'm also trying to decide whether to drop the t-case or not; I was told I can access the shifter assembly if I drop the transmission low enough but only if the driveshafts are out.
thanks
I've dropped the front driveshaft and tilted the engine/transmission but the rear driveshaft is refusing to drop. I've been trying uselessly to loosen the large nut that goes around the driveshaft in order to collapse it; I've put penetrating oil all over that sucker and it won't budge. Would the fact that I have not loosened the nuts connecting the differential to the driveshaft mean I won't be able to drop the driveshaft at the front? I was hoping to leave it connected back there in order to make reassembly quicker.
I'm also trying to decide whether to drop the t-case or not; I was told I can access the shifter assembly if I drop the transmission low enough but only if the driveshafts are out.
thanks