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Been trying to get my tailshaft out for the last week in my 32. Have dropped the rear section from the diff but the short end connecting to the box will not move. Have been tuggin the nuts off it, tried a few gentle taps with a hammer, a few firm taps with a hammer and have had a ratchet strap to beyond tight tryin to pop it out. Seems like a f**kload of trouble for something that should just slide out? Im guessing the spline is bent but surely the ratched would of got it out?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. cheeeeers

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so you've unbolted it from the diff,and the rear section isn't touching the diff anymore its facing the floor the mount is removed and the input shaft is ceased to the gear box ?

so its rusted on or the splines are crunched on the input shaft, last resort if your sure only the input shaft is held in by the gearbox then put a tow rope on the tail shaft and on a car pull it out, slowly, TAKE CAR OFF THE STANDS, JACK SO ITS BACK ON ITS WHEELS if you attempt to do this

other then that tow truck and to the mechanic

Edited by Dan_J

Well yes they are 2 piece, but they are connected in the middle, he says he has unbolted it from the diff and is trying the get the shaft out of the box. Hasn't mentioned he has taken it apart, centre bearing is bolted to both sides of the tailshaft and is bolted up to the floor of the car. Maybe he has is trying to take it out as 1 unit and has forgotten to unbolt it from the floor

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