How do i remove the driveshaft from my car?

[kovacs22]

Can i get detailed instructions on how to remove the driveshaft, im starting my project of pulling out the entire 99 v6 driveline (engine, trans D/s) and installing a 4.6 and t-45 with appropriate D/S, any help is much appriciated!

Thanx,
Ryan

 

[CTGrey02]

last time I looked there were just four bolts holding it to the differential. Break those mothers loose and pull it out.

 

[MT1083]

Yep just four bolts. Do a search on driveshaft and you'll find a few threads on how to remove/install a driveshaft.

 

[mag_wheels]

It is just 4 bolts, but they tork'd to like a million freagin pounds... You will need a breaker bar to get them loose.

 

[tfalk]

Actually, they are not torqued that high. The problem is they use red threadlocker on them from the factory.

Buy a long 12mm 12 point box end wrench. The use an 18 inch section of pipe over the wrench, and they should come off without too much of a problem. If you try to use a breaker bar and a 12 point socket, you will be making a number of trips to the store to buy new sockets.... I snapped 2 sockets before I went to the box-end wrench and pipe wrench approach.

 

[Blakers01GT]

last time I looked there were just four bolts holding it to the differential. Break those mothers loose and pull it out.

yup, but make sure you jack up the car from the rear so no tranny fluid spills out. it's a very simple swap, I did mine with Brady almost 2 years ago.

 

[TripleBlk]

Actually, they are not torqued that high. The problem is they use red threadlocker on them from the factory.

Buy a long 12mm 12 point box end wrench. The use an 18 inch section of pipe over the wrench, and they should come off without too much of a problem. If you try to use a breaker bar and a 12 point socket, you will be making a number of trips to the store to buy new sockets.... I snapped 2 sockets before I went to the box-end wrench and pipe wrench approach.

Very true !! Those bolts are torqued at 83 ft/lbs, which is a mother when you are flat on your back on a greasy garage floor. Now torqueing them back up is the trick for sure. The "cheater pipe" trick you mentioned ought to work when tightening, too.