Stephenwz968

Good afternoon - I'm working on the green car, and I'm taking out the trans to put in a new seal at the back...I have the 4 trans bellhousing bolts out, the cv joints removed, and 2 of the coupler bolts loose...I just can't get the driveshaft to rotate so I can get to the other coupler bolt. I have the car in neutral on the trans and have the clutch pressed in with a block of wood, but the driveshaft will only spin about 1/4 turn. I even tried putting a CV and a wheel on and rotating it in gear, and that would do that same thing, go 1/4 turn, then the wheel would spin but the driveshaft wouldn't. It's an early LSD trans, does that make a difference? It definitely feels like the rotation stops from trans side, not the torque tube side.

I'm at a loss...any rennlist wisdom? Thanks!

968 GUY

Coupler bolt is hitting inside the torque tube. Take the coupler bolts completely out.

Stephenwz968

I'll give that a shot, thank you!!!!

Stephenwz968

I'm such a dummy - I removed the coupler bolts completely and it rotates just fine! Thank you!!!

RajDatta

Also, it is always a good idea to remove the coupler bolts 1st before you take the housing bolts off. This way you don't add any stress to the coupler.

notthd

+2 - beat me to it.....