#05 pontiac vibe how to#

I have read that you cannot let the driveshaft bend beyond a certain angle, so have some supporting blocks ready. In order to rotate the driveshaft, I found that 1 front wheel had to be lifted off the ground as well. You will have to likely rotate the shaft part way through to get at them all. See diagram A Part #5, this is what those bolts attach to. Unbolted the driveshaft that runs from the transfer case to the viscous coupler assembly, there are 4 bolts (14mm, I think) that need to be removed.Jacked up the back end of the car high enough to comfortably get under it.ĝrove the car up onto ramps on the front end.You will save headaches down the road if you spray it all in advance and allow it to soak in. As well, use lots of penetrating fluid / spray when doing this, and keep a few steps ahead when planning your next few moves. Here are schematics at the bottom to use as reference when reading below. I am glad that we persevered, because in the end it was not that tough.

I was quoted $500 for the 6.5 hour job, and there were times when doing this install that I thought we might have been better off doing that. If you are not 100% comfortable with this, it may be a job best sent to a mechanic.

#05 pontiac vibe how to#

As with anything like this, I have been working on cars my whole life so know how to be safe while working on and under cars. I did this over a month ago, so there may be some smaller steps or details that I have overlooked, but here are the nuts and bolts of what I did. Sorry, I took no photos, so I will try to explain using GM schematics. At the same time I replaced the radial bearings and dust shield on the coupler as well. Here is a step by step report of how I remember removing the bad rear carrier / differential from my 2005 Vibe AWD and install the good used one I bought.