Driveshaft and gear swap question...

[PhoenixGT]

Foe those of you who've swapped gears, what did you do with the driveshaft after disconnecting it from the pinion flange? With that big CV joint on the end, I can't push it up enough to clear the flange, and lowering it will make pinion nut r/r and preload setting a p.i.t.a. Did you work around it, or disconnect it from the center bearing and drop it altogether?

 

[TexasBlownV8]

moved it to one side outa the way...assuming u dont have a driveshaft loop holding it in place.

 

[PhoenixGT]

Nope, no driveshaft loop, but it's gonna be tough to get up in there with an impact wrench to get the pinion nut off. Just wondering if guys who've done this a lot drop the whole shaft to free up more space... did it get in your way when you were setting preload?

 

[TexasBlownV8]

Well, yeah, it was in the way some, but not directly in front of the nut. Just support it on a block of wood so it isn't hanging in it's own weight.
Only did it one time under the car; other times the rear end was out, much easier of course.
(glad to see you're going to get the preload set up properly! No impact on that, lol.)