what size wrench do I need to take the rear shaft loose from the rear end.
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what size wrench do I need to take the rear shaft loose from the rear end.
Just want to make sure I have the right tools to take the drive shaft loose.
I am traveling to pick up a truck and I am flat towing it.
I am traveling to pick up a truck and I am flat towing it.
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I'm not sure if I'd use an open-ended. The first time I took mine off, they were pretty tight. Tight enough that it felt like an open wrench might strip them. I guess there is no harm in using an open wrench though, since you'd be able to feel if they started to strip, and could then switch to a closed.
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x2. It would easier if you did it for a couple consecutive days before. When I removed my t-case, I sprayed the rear driveshaft bolts a couple days before but forgot to do the front. Let's just say the front took a lot more elbow grease
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Even in neutral the driveshaft all the way up to the output shaft on the t-case will be spinning, and if it's an automatic, the ATF isn't pumped through the tranny unless the truck's running so it can damage the tranny pretty easily flat towing over a long distance. It's less of an issue with a manual, though.
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Def mark everything!! I did mine a few years ago(was the 1st time I ever did one on a yota) and didnt mark it, 2 weeks later I watched my dshaft tumbling behing me at 80mph on the highway.... it did lots of damage. ever since then...I ALWAYS mark it, and use good u-joints.
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Should only matter that you keep the shaft phased. You can flop it 180deg off if you wanted to. Hell you can still run it out of phase, it'll just reduce your max operating angle from 22deg (single cardian) to around 18deg, which if your truck isn't lifted, it should have NO problem.
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For what it's worth, I didn't mark either driveshaft the first time I took them off. I just plain didn't know I was supposed to. I didn't notice any difference after reinstalling them. I don't have a lift, so that could be why. Since I didn't mark it the first time, I don't bother to mark it anymore whenever I have to take them off. If I were to do it over again, I would mark them, just for reassurance.
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