DRIVESHAFT REMOVAL PROBLEM

[commanche1]

hello folks,i am having problems.i have a k1500 4x4 1998.i want to replace seal on the rear housing. to do this you have to remove the driveshaft.i went back to rear differential at u-joint and took the 4 bolts off as haynes book said. guess what? i cant get the driveshaft to drop out.am i doing something wrong? i thought after you took those bolts out it would fall out easy. what do you all do to get it to drop out? i wiggle it and nothing will move.thanks

[99-2door]

Just get something and pry it out, they almost never just fall out. Be careful not to loose the caps off the u-joint.

[commanche1]

i pryed between the u-joint and the pinion flange at difeerential.i was afraid i might damage the u-joint.is this how you pry or do i go somewhere else to pry on it? thanks

[Hecktorx]

Did you chock the wheels and put the transfercase or trans in Neutral?

[commanche1]

thanks folks, i got it with a bigger pry bar. it was rusted badly and hard to pry out,unreal. i was afraid of breaking the u- joint but a bigger bar did it.thanks for your help.

[freaker]

Commanche1,

 

Glad to hear that you have that drive shaft out. Use the logic my father taught me, if it doesn't move ... get a bigger hammer!

 

Ha Ha

 

Freaker

[commanche1]

 

[silverado3500]

IMHO If you went through the trouble of pulling the shaft off, I'd go ahead and replace the rear U-joint, especially if its as rusted as you say it is.