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!
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.
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.