I'm in the middle of doing a clutch and flywheel replacement and I cannot get the four 17mm rear drive shaft bolts loose. Anyone know a good trick to get at them with an impact wrench? There's simply no room ...

Thanks,
CvD

 

i used a goose neck 17mm wrench....the car was in gear and jacked up really high....easy to do with leverage..

or one like the pic attached.

-j

 

i used an extension with a swivel socket at the end. Using an impact gun, it came right off .

 

Maybe I'll try the swivel socket, don't have any goose neck wrenches. Thanks!

 

word...swivel will do it too....just gotta rotate the drive shaft after every one you get off......nut needs to be at the bottom of the rotation to gain access...
-j

 

Swivel with an impact should do the trick... GL

 

Woot! Got 'em ... swivel socket with a longer soecket wrench for more leverage, they came right off. Now, on with the tranny removal

Thanks again for the help!

 

you will be using those swivels for the tranny bolts up top as well. Good luck.

 

tranny bolts up top should be removed from the top of the engine bay......

there is enough room behind the engine and fire wall space..

all others are easy to get too.....


-j

 

LOL ... yeah, the top ones look like they'll be a pain to get to. Going to pull off the intake tube so I can get my arms down there.

Now I have to drop the rest of the exhaust to get the drive shaft out, thank goodness I have a beater. This is going to take more than a day