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have a 51 1/2 im taking the 4 speed trans out the engine is out the trans cross member is out and i have disconnected it from the tube at the 4 bolts at the end it slides out and i see the universal joint and i tug and wiggle and all and its not wanting to seperate what am i doing wrong its not coming out???? .

Did you loosen the 4 bolts on the U-joint that hold the cardan cross to the transmission output yoke? The Ujoint stays on the driveshaft.

4ontheFloor,

Thanks for using the term Cardan Cross (cardan joint). It is nice to learn at least one new thing every day.

Tim

4ontheFloor is asking if you removed the four cap screws (parts #5) in figure 78 in the Shop Manual?

The front and rear yokes are incorrectly labeled in the diagram

After those 4 cap screws (bolts) are removed the two trunnion bearings/bushing come off.

Then, the trunnion (the cardan joint, I guess) comes out; and you can move the yoke back a little onto the drive shaft.

Then you can drop the drive shaft downwards, and slide the yoke forward until it drops off the driveshaft.

Or, read and follow the "Disassembly" instructions in the Shop Manual.