best way to drop drive axles?

[Soma576@xxxx]

Hey all,

soon i intend on dropping my drive shafts for boot service and to clean the 
CV joints and repack them. is this best done:

1. with the car lifted up and the suspension hanging
2. with the car lifted up and the wheels jacked up to simulate load.

any tips out there, i would appreciate it before i begin.

i have been doing quite a bit of 'little things' on my car so far this 
winter. i finished a valve adjustment this month which included getting the 
valve covers and control pressure regulator glassbeaded and painted. they 
look excellent! i also removed my muffler and polished the tips ('82 style), 
replaced all the bolts and washers for the mounting brackets, and had the two 
main brackets glassbeaded and painted black. we'll see how long that lasts! 
i also removed my catalytic converter (which happened to be hollowed out by a 
previous owner, and i just discovered that when i got the thing out!!) and am 
installing the eliminator pipe from Ed Uding. i just need some hardware for 
that i'm ready to go. also purchased the K&N kit from Marty Maier. Right now 
i removed my engine compartment crossbrace, the bracket that holds the 
ignition resistors to the firewall, and the bracket that holds the 
diagnositic plug to the head, i had all three of those glassbeaded and they 
are currently at the powdercoaters getting coated black.

after i get this done, then i will do my driveshafts, followed by a steering 
rebuild with a rebuilt steering rack, new tie rod ends, and a new 
intermediate shaft from Darryl Tinnerstet. then.......... well then i need 
to think about what i will eventually do with my frame! 

why does winter have to last so long and why is it only the end of november? 
i want to drive!

Andy

Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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