[lasalle38]

Hi, I am ready to remove the engine from my 54 chevy panel truck and need information in seperating the torque tube at the transmission. Front end and radiator is off so I can take the engine out with the transmission on it.
Happy to hear all comments. Thanks , lasalle38@msn.com

[rbl2]

Open the torque tube, mark the bushings with a punch or a file so you can match them back on reassemble, split the yoke, lower torque tube, pull engine and transmission.

[DeSoto Frank]

Clean all the gunk / rust from the torque tube starting at the "ball" on the back of the tranny ,and going back towards the rear-end, until the tube swells to maximum diameter - this area is a "slip-joint".

Once you've got all the crud / rust removed, loosen the knurled-ring at the back end of the "torque ball", and squirt the tube with WD-40. Remove the four cap-screws from the retaining ring on the back of the tranny, slide the ring back, then grab the ball and with a twisting motion, slide it back on the torque-tube as far as it will go.

This will expose the u-joint, and you can split it as described in the preceeding post.

Good luck !

[lasalle38]

Thanks to both of you. I was on the right route but so many people told. me you didnt have to take the yoke apart. I figured it wasn's correct. Thanks again for your input. Regards Art