Can it be done with regular tools and without a lift?

 

It's not a whole lot of fun especially if your exhaust is original (and rusted up).

But it is doable with hand tools. You just gotta get the ehxaust out of the way.

You will need a good jack and at least a couple big jack stands to get the rear end in the air.

Good time to change your transmission oil too, if you havnt in a while. Because it will pour out the back when you pull the DS.

All though ive only ever done it on a lift (flat) so if you have just the rear end up on jackstands you might get by with not much oil spillage.

 

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/driveshaft.htm

 

After I took the 4 bolts out I had trouble actually getting the driveshaft to move out of position from the flange. So I used a chisel and rubber mallet to wedge up in there and loosen it--just hit it, rotate, repeat until it comes loose and falls.

 

take the bolts out.. just tap them with the hammer.. next problem is undo all the exhaust brackets and un bolt the first heat sheild above the cat and have a friend or someone push the exhaust down and wiggle it till it comes out... i just took out my driveshaft about 2 hours ago.. :-) started at 5 got done about 7.., with rusted exhaust