I thought my son in law had the wrenches for that job, but he did not have them that big. So it was with the channel locks. A pair of those big things will put a lot of twist on any pair of nuts I think. Well any way, I did loosen it and it does allow the rear shaft to slide forward about an inch, after you loosen the bolts that mount the carrier bearing. However, I still could not get the rear shaft far enough forward to drop the flex joint. Well, since I was going to replace both axles, I decided to drop the differential to pick up a little more space. When I pulled it all apart, I then found that the centering "bushing" that mounts inside the rear flex joint had disintegrated and was all balled up, inside the short tube. Maybe that is why it would not come apart. I do hope my "U" joint in the center of the shaft doesn't have any rough spots. Drive shaft and axles are really bad. The rest of the bottom on this new car, (1984) which Bio Pete salvaged from the crusher is so nice that I think it is beautiful. The undercoating is thin in places, it seems to have had many miles on gravel, but the floor is perfect and just like new. Anyway, I got the driveline out and I thought it was a very difficult job and I am glad it is out. Compared to pulling the driveline, the axles are a snap.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!