Differential removal problems
 

So following along with the directions i've got...

Raise car, done
Drain diff lub, done
Unbolt driveshaft, done
Disconnect driveaxles, done
Remove differential front mounting nuts, hmmm

There appears to be 3 nuts I need to remove. 1 wasn't so bad, 1 was pretty annoying but eventually got, and now the 3rd looks impossible to get to without lowering the subframe. Am I looking at this wrong? Here's the bolt that I can't get to.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...1006072025.jpg

yea, you basically need to pull the subframe... i know some guys on here were able to do it by just lowering the subframe (loosening all the bolts holding it almost all the way and letting it hang, but it'll probably be easier just to pull the whole subframe.

Thanks man.

Damn Haynes manual!!

Does the Haynes manual tell you to remove THOSE three bolts?
I always remove the two on the other side of the mount! Let the subframe down 1-2" (or all the way down) and you`ll get to the two i mean really easy!

okey, not really easy..... but it is possible atleast! hehe

ARHG!! I dont even know now.. I got pissed at it and just dropped the whole rear end... :shocking:

haha nice.. i usually end up dropping the entire subframe myself.. Atleast you got the differential removed!?

If you drop the subframe to the point where the front mounting point nuts are flush with the lower end of the mounting bolts you should have enough room to get to the diff bolts and get the diff out. Dropping the whole rear subframe is a PITA...don't drop it all the way if you can avoid it.

(oops...just saw that you ended up dropping it all the way...)