Torque tube/propeller shaft removal question!!

Does anyone have any secret techniques for getting the pins out of the propeller shaft coupling on a Ford torque tube rear end? I have it all exposed but they won't budge and I'm afraid of fucking something up by beating the shit out of it. Thanks!!!

I'm waiting for an email from the new owner of the rear end to see if he's switching to open driveshaft. So I may be able to just cut it off so it will fit in my truck.

 

The ends of the pin on mine were kinda swedged -- but it'd been apart and back together (shortened) before back in the day. Not sure if they're that way stock or not.

I just had to dress the ends with a flexible grinding wheel, then hammer 'em out with a drift. Big hammer. Actually came apart pretty easy.

Steve.

 

So you basically ground off the ends of the pins?

 

Yep. The thing had been reassembled before, and it looks like they smashed the ends of the pins flat with a BFH. Just ground the ends until they were flush with the surface of the shaft, and it pounded out pretty easy after that.

Steve.

 

Cool, thanks man.

 

Kirk, I think the Buick torque tube rear end is similiar in the way it's thrown together with pins, but not sure...the
propellar shaft is out of balance in the buford and it made
a big mess of things which is why it's off the road right now, I may be giving you a call if I run into the same mess
and see how you worked it out, take it easy
John

 

I did one this summer. Drill the pin all the way through. If you have managed to be near center with the drilled hole, bigger is better. Grind of one of the swedged ends, and remove with a drift and large hammer.

 

I ended up cutting the propeller shaft. The new owner is going open driveshaft. Thanks a ton for the help though!