Hi all,

After doing some inspection I have found that my driveshaft center bearing mount is shot! The rubber is almost completely gone and I can move the driveshaft about 1/4 inch or more by hand in any direction (most likely the cause of my vibration/rumble feeling under load in 2nd and 3rd gear). Needless to say I am going to be taking out the driveshaft and replacing the mount and both flex discs as well.

Here is my question. Has anyone actually bought and used the 41 mm and 46 mm wrenches to separate the driveshaft halves?

I plan to take the driveshaft out as a whole piece by disconnecting and removing the flex discs. Now if I get it out as a whole piece I figure I can use an adjustable pipe wrench (or two) on the nuts to separate the shaft halves while it is on the bench. Once I put it back in the car will there be enough room to use a pipe wrench again to tighten the nuts and connect the two halves of the shaft, or will it require an open ended wrench to be used?

Thanks for any help or insight,

Glenn

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