Agreed, expensive wrenches go a long way here.

Interesting terminology - in the US we call a shaft between the diff and the wheel an axle!

 

Oh and I remembered wrong, on mine as on all 12s the tailshaft is fixed. Hence the sliding joint in the propshaft.

 

we also call a bonnet a hood, and a hood a roof, a wing a fender, and a spoiler a wing. but hey, its not like we invented the traditional car format or anything.......


ill give the u joint arms a go with my sawz all. fingers crossed.

 

this thread reads like a comedy stage play!!! hehe.

 

No indeed not. That was done by a Monsieur Panhard: Rad, engine, gearbox, propshaft, diff, axle, in that order as a system!

 

at least we put the pedals in the right spot.

 

Ah, I knew something good came from that county!

Just kidding!

 

Can you get the bolts out of the flange at the red diff? If so you can swing the prop shaft enough to get more access to the front flange bolts.

 

Just grind down a socket or box-end until they fit. I have a whole set of ground-down box ends as well as quite a few sockets too.

 

ive got the diff side off, so i can swing the driveshaft.

ill see if ive got a spare 9/16ths that i can trim down a bit. i hate to hack up this driveshaft cause id like to sell it.

 

Just a dumb question. What went awry with your V12 that you needed to get rid of it ? Seems like you put quite a bit of effort into it. States that salt their roads never make getting bolts apart any fun.

 

i would be willing to take a gamble that my XJS is the least rusty on this entire forum.

so thats the way of the beast.

Rusty ones run great but will kill you.
Clean ones dont run at all.

 

Wel i got the V12 out finally! pig ****ing son of a ****! *end rant*

 

C'mon M90 we want to share your pain!

 

Crappy cell phone quality. sorry.

it took a lot of fighting and fussing to get the driveshaft out and i eventually caved.











The new L67. Supercharged 3.8 with pacesetter Camaro headers, 3.4" modular pulley system, Camaro oil pan, camaro oil pickup tube, Camaro oil filter extension, Camaro flexplate, and a camaro 700R4 sitting over by the shed.

 

I dunno about that. Mine has surface rust on the trunklid and that's it. Even the factory exhaust and shields came off with handtools!

 

well i dont have factory exhaust, but my bumper trim and blades came off with hand tools. there wasnt even rust on the bolts. beat that!


took some halfway decent pictures tonight.

 

Whats goin back in her.......chevy v8???

 

just by looking at the headers, you should be able to count how many cylinders it has. and its a Pontiac motor.

 

Why an XJS and not a Corvette?