Need Help: 99 Front D-Shaft Removal

[Beef52751]

How do you Remove the front drive shaft from a 99 ranger with a BW1354???
I cant figure out how to "unhook" it from the T-Case.
Any help would be appreciated!!!
Beef

 

[WNY964x4]

take out the 6 bolts and the C shaped straps they hold down and it should come right apart , it is a Ball and socket design

 

[Chance]

^ that. May need some extra persuasion. A good tap got mine to come off.

 

[adsm08]

get a bigger hammer.

 

[mwood1985]

yep bigger hammer and smack the piss out of it lol

 

[Beef52751]

well i got all the bolts out and have been hitting it but it still wont budge. I wasnt hitting it too hard because i wasnt for sure that that was how it was supposed to come apart, Ill hit it harder tomorrow.
Thanks Guys
Beef

 

[adsm08]

no, no, no, not that hammer. bigger one. 12lb hammer isn't big enough, 25lb at least!1!

Seriously, get a 2lb ball peen, undo the 4 bolts at the front, smack it good on the head of the u-joint, you won't break anything that wasn't already about to. then the back should just pop out on its own.

DON'T DROP IT!!!

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

I used my 4 pounder when pulling my case at the yard.

BEAT IT!! Judging by your location, it's just rust binding the ball to the socket. Did you get the front Ujoint out of the flange yet. If so, sweet....even better. Some love taps on the ball(shaft side) and some on the shaft itself. and maybe some sort of fast-eating penetrating oil would help at the ball and socket joint.