What is the best way to remove the bolts holding the driveshaft to the rear differential? I don't want to strip the bolts and nuts. Thanks.

 

regular socket set will do. We took apart a driveshaft that was on an 89 and it looked kind of rusted, but the nut came off with a simple tug of the socket wrench... just make sure you use the correct sie metric socket for the nut, and it should come off fine

 

Thanks. Now do you need two wrenches? One to hold the bolt and the other to remove the nut? For some reason it is not budging. The driveshaft and differential are both off the car and trying to prevent it from turning is difficult enough. Any other pointers?

 

When we took the nuts off, we used one socket wrench, and once it was loose we were able to use out fingers to remove the nuts. This was on the car though, so we had the leverage.

Hmm... since yours is off the car already, how about using two wrenches as a way to give you some leverage. How do I explain this...

look at the pic I attached. You might be able to get the driveshaft off this way.

 

How do you put a socket wrench on the bolt head. It does not fit on there. It hits part of the driveshaft. I will have to take a pix to show what I mean. I can use an "open" ended wrench, but afraid it will strip it.

 

just use the closed end of the wrench and it will work fine. once it gets loose you will have to hold the other side as well.

 

That's my problem. I cannot get the closed end of the socket completely over the bolt head. And definately cannot put it on the nut. I really need to take a pix so I can show what I mean.

 

then use two wrenches instead of sockets.