First time poster... with a couple of questions.

[dsglass95]

Originally Posted by 38 coupe

You need a spring spreader or similar to safely remove the rear axle. Disconnecting the shock absorbers (if stock) can be frustrating, the shock links don't always come out nicely. The brakes are straight forward to disconnect. The torque tube is removed with the rear axle, you need to disconnect the speedometer drive and the u-joint cover. This is all very do-able, but you should have a plan and the space to do it in. If the rear wheel bearings are not a total disaster you can probably grease them and drive gently for the summer season and tackle the rear axle when you have a plan, space, and repair options lined up.

Thank you for the disassembly break down. The torque tube is the biggest unknown for me right now, and I will have to do some digging on just what I can use for a spring spreader. I do have all the service literature that I have been able to find, but none of it has any information on how to dissemble anything. Wife and I are on the hunt for some one reasonably close to do the machine work. The surface where the bearings run on the axle housing is not terrible, but I do not like how they feel. The hubs however are pretty rough and pitted. I have been a machinist for 35 years now, and a shade tree mechanic for much longer that that, and I'm not comfortable running the car with these issues. The repair of the axle housing looks to be pretty straight forward, But I don't have a good answer for the hubs yet, and I don't have the machinery to do the work on my own. Thanks.