You can seperate the exhaust at the cat and remove the cat, leaving the front part of the exhaust fastened, then unfasten the hangers for the rear part and lay most of it down leaving the very rear on hangers still. Then remove the heatshield, then unbolt the center bearing mount on the driveshaft and the bolts and nuts on the guibo, you can then angle the driveshaft at the center bearing down enough to allow the front of the driveshaft to slip out and then you replace that guibo., paying attention to the marks on the guibo and the bolts. Odds are that your center bearing mount will be on its way out too, so while your in there you may plan on removing the driveshaft from the diff and replacing the center bearing too if needed, and also as far as what Derek mentioned, you have to remove the tranny mount crossmember anyway to get at the guibo bolts on your car. I support the transmission on a jack with a large block of wood spreading the load on the trans pan, while the rear mount is off.



Quote Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
Is is possible to replace the guibo on an AT car without dropping the exhaust?
I'd like to think that loosening and sliding back the driveshaft will give me enough room.