Ahhhhh, I did not loosened the slip joint retaining nut. I figured if the bell slid back exposing the univeral joint, I would be all set. Yes, the 4 bolts are removed from the ring collar and the 4 bolts attaching the universal joint caps are removed, the bell is slid back to where the dia. of the torque tube gets bigger.
The joint is separated from the transmission stub, I can turn the yoke (on the torque tube) and watch one wheel turn, YET the stub connected to the transmission doesn't turn. I have it separated there. I'm expecting the yoke to slide back into the torque tube as the bell did.
NOTE: The frustrating part is, I did this job on my 1948 chevy car nearly fifty years ago when I was 13, no internet, no google, no books, no diagrams, no one to talk to. What I recall, two wrenches and a jack for the torque tube.
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