MAYBE you can unbolt the front flange from below. I just looked under my O/D car. Access to the flange is not blocked by the transmission mount like on a non-O/D car, but the gap between the two frame members is pretty small, just enough room to stick a couple of wrenches up there.
The U-joint (or splines or straps) go to the rear. Are you sure you need to paint your car? It looks pretty good in the photo. I repainted my '72 a year or two ago, and it took much longer than I expected. See my blog and photos of the process here: http://dougbraun.com/blog/sptifire/ Here in NJ, the salt has finally been washed form the roads, so it is safe to take my Spit out... Doug On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Kevin Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote: > Since it > has been about 15 years since I have had the driveshaft out of the car, > could someone remind me as to whether the bolts on the transmission end are > accessible from underneath the car? I am vaguely remembering that they are > not, which means some interior disassembly is required. Also, which way > around is the new driveshaft supposed to go, or does it not matter? This is > assuming the flanges are the same on both ends, of course. _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
