I was expecting that I was going to have to lower or raise the differential in order to have enough clearance to remove the shafts. I read a lot of threads about having to remove shocks, trailing arms, brake calipers, etc., to allow for clearance to wiggle shafts in and out of the differential.

My 300td is my hunting/fishing/canoe hauling rig. I drive it a lot in summer and winter, but not much in Spring. It's in my garage on jack stands now. I have extremely limited time so I'm doing one step each night. Tonight, I'll remove the four bolts and cover...hopefully.

I intend to send the original shafts to the place in Denver and have them rebuilt and returned. I can afford to leave the car out of commission for a few weeks. I will also replace the seals.

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