Hi,
If I take the drive shafts off will the car still be able to move as a rolling chassis - or is it a part of the front set up???
I need to keep the car as a rolling chassis
How do I remove the drive shaft? - can't find my haynes so guessing a bit
Rich
Drive shaft removal
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Re: Drive shaft removal
Without driveshafts you will damage the front wheel bearings, if your going to be replacing the front wheel bearings anyway then not an issue but otherwise i would suggest you slacken the hub nuts slightly and leave the cv joints in the hubs to save damaging the bearings
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Re: Drive shaft removal
Hope this helps.



As vr_powered says DO NOT move the car ........ see section 5 page 168.
Good luck.




As vr_powered says DO NOT move the car ........ see section 5 page 168.
Good luck.

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