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Hey guys,
I have a question that I’m hoping for a straight answer as I been non stop researching for but not getting anywhere.
Ok, I am going to be replacing both front and rear uni joints on missus vt v6 sedan, (transmission end as well as the diff end.
Now replacing the actual joints is easy but the part I’m not sure about is when it comes to actually removing the driveshaft from the diff.
What I do know is jacking up the rear of the car and blocking the front wheels as that’s what I always normally do.
But I also know and heard that once the shaft is removed from the diff, the car can roll forward due to the shaft being the link is removed so the car is no longer in park, hence why the front wheels blocked.
I know people use jack stands so the car can be placed in neutral with hand brake off so the shaft bolts can be loosened while others use ramps.
Now bolt access for me isn’t a problem, so the question is, (with front wheels blocked obviously), does it matter which is used between ramps or jack stands as the front is blocked or is one preferred or better than the other?
Wanted to know if anyone with vt or any commodore have done uni joints or removed driveshaft and what they used to raise the rear end do remove the shaft between the stands or ramps.
Any thoughts/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
I have a question that I’m hoping for a straight answer as I been non stop researching for but not getting anywhere.
Ok, I am going to be replacing both front and rear uni joints on missus vt v6 sedan, (transmission end as well as the diff end.
Now replacing the actual joints is easy but the part I’m not sure about is when it comes to actually removing the driveshaft from the diff.
What I do know is jacking up the rear of the car and blocking the front wheels as that’s what I always normally do.
But I also know and heard that once the shaft is removed from the diff, the car can roll forward due to the shaft being the link is removed so the car is no longer in park, hence why the front wheels blocked.
I know people use jack stands so the car can be placed in neutral with hand brake off so the shaft bolts can be loosened while others use ramps.
Now bolt access for me isn’t a problem, so the question is, (with front wheels blocked obviously), does it matter which is used between ramps or jack stands as the front is blocked or is one preferred or better than the other?
Wanted to know if anyone with vt or any commodore have done uni joints or removed driveshaft and what they used to raise the rear end do remove the shaft between the stands or ramps.
Any thoughts/opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers