a mates front prop snapped the uj at the diff end and smashed a few bits so i offered to sort it, tried to fit the new diff in and the mounts out of the sump are all bent, the book time for remove and refit is 2.5 hours
by the looks of it you'd need to support the engine and drop the subframe but does it need to come completely out or will it drop far enough its more work than i have time really can anyone advise?
thanks kris

 

would be doing well to do the job in that time

 

pure nitemare to change,rather you than me mate.

 

where you based kris?

 

i thought it wouldn't be too fun tried to sub it out to a local transmission specialist but they said it had too much damage for their liking, im in devon

 

M8 if you already have the diff out etc then it is possible to do it in 2.5 hours

But tbh you more like looking at 4 hours

done mine recently
it is easier to drop the sub frame and disconnect the power steering pipes though

 

Autodata says 6.8 hrs for the 4x4 and 2.5 hrs for the 2wd.... still a shite job to do how ever long it takes

 

its a bit of a nightmare mate, as said.I did mine with a mate over a weekend a couple of years back(damn oil pump drive rounded ). We did it by basicaly un doing everthing underneath,lift the front end real high, and kinda wheel the whole engine,box,suspension,brakes and wheels out from under the car like a big wheel barrow!....its a grim task ...we had bits everywhere ....its all good in the end tho mate..good luck

 

grim job indeed - did the same on an old V6 4x4 sierra that the front prop went on, while doing the naught side of 100mph

started at 5pm and finished the job at 6am - that was with using a pit aswell and airtools etc etc


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