I managed on my 123 last summer, to get those dratted centering bushings out of the driveshaft. I put the shaft in a vice, drilled through the bushing, torched them and then pried them out using an allen wrench through the hole and a pry bar on each side of the bushing. I'm doing it on my 124 right now, and it is no way, no how interested in coming out. I left some penetrating oil in there for overnight so maybe that'll help. I did also try torching today, to no avail. Any neat tips or tricks to this?
I'm so eager to get this driveshaft back in the car now that I have all the parts and a little sunshine. I haven't driven it since December.

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