I would love to help but it's too nice to leave ABQ right now; hardtop is coming off today. I will be a good wingman on this forum when you decide to tackle it.

I know it is tough for some to find access to a pit or a lift, as Nobby has said, but it sure makes the job quicker. I use the auto hobby shop at Kirtland AFB. The lift I used was a drive up that had front and rear auxilliary jacks that slide on rails. This made it easy to lift the transmission and make numerous up / down lifts at the rear axle. Bring some wooden boards to pad the transmission pan. (Chassis Service manual instruction)

The job calls for a 46mm open end wrench to work a collar at the mid-point. That was a tough item to find - I bought and used a 15" adjustable wrench. The bolts on my new flex disks use 10mm allen heads in lieu of 19mm hex. You will need a snap ring plier to R&R a snap ring in front of the protective cap on the center bearing (I forgot mine and was lucky enough to borrow one). You will need a gear puller to remove the old bearing from the forward spline of the aft prop shaft (I brought mine but it was too small - again lucky enough to borrow a bigger one). Bottom line - plan and load up the right tools for the job; I thought I had this covered but NOOOOOOOO!

I didn't intend to write so much but figured it was better to get it down before I forget it. After reading this, you probably don't want me anywhere near your cars.

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Brad Cushman
'73 450 SL