Hmmm. I have a '74 and had to take the exhaust off to take the drive shaft
out about a year ago but didn't have to drop the diff. The Leyland shop
manual says it comes out through the front but I have admit that I don't
recall which way it came out.
Rob
74 TR6 daily driver
At 08:13 PM 7/2/2001, James A. Tabor wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a 76 tr6 and had to remove the exhaust AND diff. to
>get the driveshaft out. I tried to remove it from the front, but
>it did not seem to want to clear if I remember correctly.
>Not sure if removing the front part of the exhaust will allow
>clearance or not. doubtful. i looked it over pretty well
>before removing the dreadful diff.
>what i did to safely and easily remove the diff. was to put
>a hydrolic floor jacket -the rolling kind which has the cup on top-
>and slightly raise the weight off the diff. , loosen the nuts,
>and drop the diff. so much easier than when i was a poor
>22 y.o. and let the diff. ease down onto my chest! ugggh. what a pain!
>
>hope this helps!
>
>-james
>
> >From: "Robert L. Gannon" <trsix74@home.com>
> >Reply-To: "Robert L. Gannon" <trsix74@home.com>
> >To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Prop Shaft
> >Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 19:00:29 -0400
> >
> >I was thinking of putting a Stainless Steel Sports Exhaust on my Six. Then
> >I
> >remembered that the U joints have not been replaced. I took out the old
> >exaust. I removed all the nuts and bolts from both the transmission end
> >and
> >the Differential end. But I cannot seem to remove the shaft out of that
> >area.
> >Any secrets here. Please dont tell me I have to unbolt the differential as
> >well.
> >Robert L. Gannon
> >E- Mail Reply Options: trsix74@Home.com
> > trsix74@Yahoo.com
> >
> >TR6 1974 CF22956U
> >TR3A 1960 TS70951L
>
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