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'63 American drive shaft help

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    Posted: Feb/20/2009 at 6:22pm
Noob needs help.  I have a '63 American convertible that I would like to move.  Is it possible to remove the drive shaft from the rear diff without unbolting the rear axle from the leaf springs?

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Yes. You likely have what's commonly know as a "big nut" driveshaft. There is probably information here on removing one or you can search the AMC-List archives at http://www.amcyclopedia.org/amclist.
 
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You can also use a c-shaped screw type puller with an appropriately sized socket to push the U-joint apart (since that drive shaft doesn't use the typical u-bolts for the u-joints.)
 
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Yep, disassembling the u joint is the only way.
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