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Originally Posted by Benny123
Yeah I probably could have disconnected the drive shaft, but I just didn't feel it was necessary. Plus you open up a whole new can of worms if one of those bolts is rusted or breaks off as well. In the end it's the principle, I already took off the skid plate and the gas tank straps. I shouldn't have to take off the drive shaft to access a single bolt.
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That’s a really good point. Literally EVERYTHING I’ve tried to take apart on this truck has been seized, or just plain sheared off when applying enough torque to get it loose. It’s very frustrating. When I did my calipers after one seized, I couldn’t even change the rubber lines because they were frozen to the hardline fittings. So now I have a brand new set of stainless lines I can’t use. I couldn’t get ANY of them loose, front, or rear without either rounding the fittings, or twisting the hard lines and breaking them. Didn’t want to open that can o’ worms either! I’m going to look at doing what you did next time I’m under there, because I’d rather not have to drop the driveshaft, even though, it shouldn’t be a big deal. From my experience EVERYTHING underneath this truck is a big deal because of rust. It’s really too bad because the rest of the truck is flawless inside and out, but the frame will be the death of it.