Tried searching for this but had no luck. So, I apologize if this has been answered....
My FSMs are packed right now and I can't get to them, which is why I bugging you guys.
Last night I started to wrap up prep to pull my 318 out of my 69 dart.
But I need to get the driveshaft out (obviously). I'm removing the trans and engine.
I have the 7 1/4 rear in there right now.
The u joints in there now are the press cap type, not the type with the retainer ring viewable from the outside.
And it doesn't appear that there is anywhere to unbolt the driveshaft from the rear end.
In the past, I've always unbolted the drive shaft from the rear pinion flange and then slid it out from the transmission. I could then service the u joints in a vice. But this driveshaft appears to have been maybe been slid into the trans and then pressed into the rear at some point.
I don't have any fancy hydraulic presses or anything that I could work with under the car.
I'm hoping I'm just not noticing something easy as a resolution to this.
Does anyone know how to get this thing out?
Thanks
Mike
My FSMs are packed right now and I can't get to them, which is why I bugging you guys.
Last night I started to wrap up prep to pull my 318 out of my 69 dart.
But I need to get the driveshaft out (obviously). I'm removing the trans and engine.
I have the 7 1/4 rear in there right now.
The u joints in there now are the press cap type, not the type with the retainer ring viewable from the outside.
And it doesn't appear that there is anywhere to unbolt the driveshaft from the rear end.
In the past, I've always unbolted the drive shaft from the rear pinion flange and then slid it out from the transmission. I could then service the u joints in a vice. But this driveshaft appears to have been maybe been slid into the trans and then pressed into the rear at some point.
I don't have any fancy hydraulic presses or anything that I could work with under the car.
I'm hoping I'm just not noticing something easy as a resolution to this.
Does anyone know how to get this thing out?
Thanks
Mike