Drive shaft removal

[mike b]

I pulled the engine and left the bell housing and driveshaft together stiil attached to the trans. I would like to seperate them for painting and I have tried some gentle prying and pounding but how do you get the shaft off the bellhousing or trans input shaft without breaking something.

[Crawler Boy]

In my book it says that  remove the cotter pins and the set screws and slide
rear universal shaft forward to disengsge
from transmission shaft

BUT!! that just dont work i havent been able to get it out. if someone has an idea
of getting it out without pulling out the transmission case or the engine that would be great.

[pvcarey]

try lots of oil, sometimes brake fluid will work, you can remove the u-joint and use a gear puller on the yoke, try to drive it on some first just to get to move, if you use heat plan on a new seal (new seal is not a bad thing) thats all I can think of if you have the set screws out and the pin removed.
Ron, one Hg  one OC-3

[Crawler Boy]

ItÃ,´s lose on the splines shaft i can slide it forward but i cant push it enough forward to get it of the transmission shaft

[DaveInMI]

My shaft has splines as well as the splines on the clutch shaft and transmission input shaft.  I was able to slide the u-joints on the shaft after removing the set screws.

[pvcarey]

is the bell housing still bolted to the frame?
Ron

[mike b]

Bell housing is loose from frame and just hanging there. I never found any set screws. I assume they would be through the collar section pressing onto the shafts. I will remove more paint and grease to see what I can find. They must be small. Do the U joints come apart?. Mine have solid cast iron end yolks so you can't take it apart like a typical ford or chev joint.