Started this job today ... not going so well. First problem: I can't get the large nut on the shaft to turn. I did get it about a half-turn, but the tools I'm using are impossible. I don't have the giant wrenches so I'm using a crescent wrench and pipe wrench, both extremely heavy and will barely fit. Is there anywhere to buy the 41 and 44 mm open end wrenches, and are they really expensive? Having the right tools would make this job doable, I think. The Haynes manual says you need about two turns of the nut to compress the shaft ... is that about right?

I'm also having a bear of a time getting the bolts out of the flex discs, although I've gotten the three out of the rear that attach it to the shaft, and two from the front. I'm pretty sure I've broken part of my knuckle, but I guess better that than the car, right? I just got overwhelmed after 3 1/2 hours and went home. Ugh.

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