sphere

I need to pull the front axels for the turbo swap. I have the 17mm allen "L" already that I just got from Sears. Now, here's the possibly dumb question: The car is in the air on stands and the front wheels are off, the car is in neutral and when I turn the allen tool the driveshaft spins freely so, should I put it in gear and try it? Is that how you keep it from spinning or will that damage something? Also, does the car NEED to be on the ground to do this? Forgive my ignorance, it's my first engine pull and yep I STFA. TIA guys.

Jason Sowers(rs6's)

have some one step on the brakes.

sphere

The rotors are not turning, just the axel........Wait a minute (runs outside to put wheel bolts in)

Jason Sowers(rs6's)

if the car is on the ground it should not spin.

sphere

breaker bar. Worked really easily. So now I just unscrew the 6 bolts on the tranny and pop em out right?

Jason Sowers(rs6's)

yes. and to get to all of them you can just spin the axle.

sphere

That's what I ended up doing. Thanks.