In process clutch install for 240sx s14....need help on driveshaft removal

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direktdrive
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Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:38 am
Car: Nissan S14 - Zenki

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alright...i've searched already and came up with two posts concerning driveshaft removal, however it didn't really help me at all. I somehow can't remove the bolts at the end of the driveshaft, the bolts that connect the shaft to the diff. This is my first time changing my clutch so I'm really new to this whole thing. Anyone got any tips for removing those 4 bolts (14 mm), ive tried everything...ive tried loosen it with a wrench...it is so freaking hard and it didn't work...also it seems impossible to even use a breaker bar. im like crying for help now. any help is much appreciated , thanks.


NISTECH
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first mark it with paint or something so you can line it back up when you reinstal it. Run the paint mark across the 2 flanges so the drive shaft flange will line up with the pinion flange when you go back together. To get the bolts out you will be removing the nut not the bolt. place a long screwdrive through the ujoint so it will hit the floor board of the car when you rotate the shaft. Then use your box end wrench to loosen the nut. You may need to double wrnech it if your wrenches are standard length. The screw driver trick is if you have the car in neutral as I always do.


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