Help, getting 3 bolt out!!!!

[JDR7919]

Ok guys I need some help. I have a 4 bolt to put in my car but Im have trouble getting the 3 bolt out. What have you guys done to get the 2 bolts off the top of the differential?

 

[DSM Jeff]

did you read up on vfaq.com they say those are a real big pain, forget if they had a trick though?

 

[Mirage2LTurbo]

Ok guys I need some help. I have a 4 bolt to put in my car but Im have trouble getting the 3 bolt out. What have you guys done to get the 2 bolts off the top of the differential?

Undo the rear mount bolts and the boomerang shaped bracket that attaches to the rear of the diff. Completly unload the rear suspension (jacks + jackstands), and you will be able to get a socket up on top. Get those two out, drop the side bolts, and it will slide back and down.

 

[DSM90AWD]

My top bolts would not come off.. so I drilled a hole thru the floor of the rear hatch

Yea.. kinda ghetto.. but have since swapped in two other rears and has made it much easier for me. Not to mention easier to tork those bolts down properly.

 

[Burnett03]

My top bolts would not come off.. so I drilled a hole thru the floor of the rear hatch

Yea.. kinda ghetto.. but have since swapped in two other rears and has made it much easier for me. Not to mention easier to tork those bolts down properly.

Works but i really wouldnt suggest this.... I had to use a special socket/ratchet that my dad had, it barely fit up there. I suggest doing it the right way. Make sure the car is jacked up and the suspension free, you need as much room as possible