After delaying for a few years my clutch stopped working completely so I did what I had to do to get it into the garage. The hardest part of this job is getting started, especially since I'm not a mechanically inclined person. After leaving it to sit for a few months I finally got into it this week. Didn't take long to remove the dash, fuel lines & tank, two hydraulic lines, and a few other bits. The drag link doesn't pop off without some special tools but I have a puller that will work on the pitman arm so that's where I'll disconnect it (after marking it for correct reassembly later).
That leaves the last bit which is the front wheel driveshaft. The shop service manual says to loosen the protective cover at the joint case and then withdraw the drive shaft from the joint case. I did all but it doesn't seem possible to withdraw it. Is this shaft supposed to be telescopic like a PTO shaft? There is some side-to-side play though. I removed the joint case itself to see what is inside but there doesn't seem to be any means of disconnecting it there either.
Looking toward the rear of the shaft, it disappears up and to the body. There seems to be an inspection hole right of centre in the photo below, but access is blocked by the loader sub-frame. Do I need to take the sub-frame off to access the rear of the shaft and disconnect it there?
That leaves the last bit which is the front wheel driveshaft. The shop service manual says to loosen the protective cover at the joint case and then withdraw the drive shaft from the joint case. I did all but it doesn't seem possible to withdraw it. Is this shaft supposed to be telescopic like a PTO shaft? There is some side-to-side play though. I removed the joint case itself to see what is inside but there doesn't seem to be any means of disconnecting it there either.
Looking toward the rear of the shaft, it disappears up and to the body. There seems to be an inspection hole right of centre in the photo below, but access is blocked by the loader sub-frame. Do I need to take the sub-frame off to access the rear of the shaft and disconnect it there?
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