Removing Front Output Flange on Transfer Box?

[nickr]

I need to remove the flange on the front output of the transfer box to replace the captive propshaft bolts.

Can anyone give me some tips before doing the job?

- How to hold the flange whilst undoing the tight centre nut? - Unless anyone has any better ideas I was think of using a length of bar with a couple of holes drilled in to slip over a couple of the prop shaft bolts.

- Also my assumption is that the centre nut is the standard thread ie anticlockwise to undo.

Presumably once the nut is undone the flange slips off easily?? - no pullers !! ??

Thanks

Nick

[Matt Neale]

- How to hold the flange whilst undoing the tight centre nut? - Unless anyone has any better ideas I was think of using a length of bar with a couple of holes drilled in to slip over a couple of the prop shaft bolts.

Lock the centre diff, handbrake on, chock wheels - you won't have any problems then. The nut is a standard RH thread. You may find the flange is a little tight but I've never had to resort to a puller.

Matt

[white90]

put the car in gear and difflock engaged

then undo the nut pull the flange off no puller req

[Les Henson]

Cut the old bolts with an angle grinder so they can be removed and then fit the new bolts the opposite way in.

Les.

[Mo Murphy]

Or use a rattler to undo the centre nut

Mo