Tools for servicing thrle propeller shaft?

[thatsbug]

Ok I bought a breaker bar bottle type brushes degreaser and slid under the rig with sockets wrenches and 3ft of pipe. The sockets alone are too tall to fit on the bolt head side. The pipe wont fit over the wrench. Ive sheared bolts off before so I'm no weak dude and I couldn't get a creak out of them with the wrench alone. I read not to back the nuts off because you damage the serration. Can anyone offer any advice? This is my last effort before buying a revised lexus propeller shaft.

 

[TRDCal]

Double wrench trick...works everytime!

 

[ALLEGRO]

Sorry for the hyjack, but what are you solving?

 

[JeepWinch]

Sorry for the hyjack, but what are you solving?

Probably the annoying clunk that everyone gets when braking to a stop, or letting off the brakes to accelerate. Mine has it with 16K on the clock. Toyota just needs to issue a TSB on the damn thing and be done with it.

 

[michaelreed]

They actually did issue tsb for it, I dont have number for it though. Mine has too many miles anyway.

 

[thatsbug]

yes the clunk

Thanks for the double wrench trick. Its a tight fit and this just might work. They are torqued on there pretty good. I thought only lexus issued the tsb. Does anyone know the mileage limit for the tsb? Toyota tsb #?Thanks
-Bug

 

[jimithing]

I'm not so sure they did a TSB for this. There was a Lexus TSB and I read earlier today they've issued a TSB for the 5th gen which has the same drive train and exact same problem. But still no TSB for the 4th gen.