So I am trying to pull my driveshaft in my 1989 Hilux 4x4 22re to change the u-joints. I was above to remove the rear shaft from the transfer case and the bolts from the rear flange but I cannot for the life of me get the shaft off the rear end. I have soak it for a couple day with PB blaster, hit it with a hammer although I don't want to whack it to hard because of the differential seal and pinon etc. I guess the next step is to but some fire to it but heat worries me a bit because of the the pinon seal. Has anyone had an issue with this or am I missing something, I mean it appears to be four bolts and my step son and I got them with PB Blaster a breaker bar and testosterone but this is making me nuts! Any help?

 

Try to get a pry bar and put it between the rear flange and the d-shaft and pry it away from the rear end. There is sometimes a bit of pressure holding it against the rear pinion flange.

There is a ring on the flange that sits into a female ring on the driveshaft. Very small. Rust and pressure on it will make it not want to just slide off. You will have to pry it away

 

Got it off. Now to get the u-joints out! Good times.

 

Did prying it do the trick for you then?

 

you weren't using a big enough hammer lol

 

hey when u take the ujoints out they will want to come out crooked use a vice a socket and a hammer put the weld yoke in the vice clamp on the ujoint part and put the socket over the cap on the flange hit socket to make cap come out . the cap wont come out all the way turn over and do the same thing when the caps are as far as you can go put a ball bering or nut to get more push on cap and hit again with hammer and sucket toyotas are a bitch when it comes to ujoints thats if there the 1612 ujoint inside clips

 

do yourself a favor and go rent a u joint press from the auto parts store. as said above mine tried to come out crooked and i had to use a grinder to get the last one out...

 

I got 6 of the 8 caps off tonight but the last two a really rusted so they are soaking over night in PB Blaster. I got one joint back together but the whole thing take a lot of universal adjustment tool persuasion. I may need a larger universal adjustment tool.