front axle

[colt6208]

i guess i have to pull the front axle to get my engine out on my 87 nissan 4x4 3.0. what is the easiest way and what all do i have to remove, this engine change is starting to be a pain in my ass lol. found couple of motors for 500 bucks just waitin to get this dam motor out.

any info please

thanks, Colt

Edited February 23, 2007 by colt6208

[unccpathfinder]

before some1 else says it...to better assist in help remove the capslock key...

 

rule #1: dont drop it on the finger it hurts and sends you to the hospital...

 

some people say they can get it out without dropping the rear end but i have done this 3 times on 2 diff trucks 1 auto and 1 manual and that was not the case...

 

im assuming you've at least pulled the tranny back to seperate it from the engine...

 

to remove axle:

1. jack up front and support on stands

2. remove wheels

3.remove locking hubs and spring retainers

4. remove cv's

5. unbolt the axle (i usually do the 1's up front 1st from the frame rails then the cross member bolts...i usually place a big cardboard box under the axle and let gravity do the work) but now that i have a big faced jack i would lower it with the jack...the fun part is getting it back in

[mws]

I think he meant front differential, not axle. Having not done that (yet), I'll have to defer advice...

[unccpathfinder]

yea i knew what he meant... if u look it up in the FSM its up under FA or front axle...its just not a conventional axle tube with shafts...anywho those directions are the 1s...and i forgot i saw this the other night...

 

http://arrc.epnet.com/autoapp/8671/8671R07..._Carrier.htm#T2