Today i managed to get a few things out of the way i started by jacking up the rear of the vehicle so i can remove the differential.
Here i jacked it up on the diff and raised the rear
Then placed jack stands
make sure to block the front wheels
i thought it was going to be an easy task in removing the rear wheels but sadly my impact gun wouldn't loosen them so i had to bring out some LEVERAGE
well good thing i plan to go five lug
once the wheels are off remove the cotter pin with a pair of handy dandy needle nose pliers
remove the king shaped metal piece with your hand (I forgot the name)
get a 36mm socket and remove it with an impact gun
get under the vehicle and get a 3/8 ext and a 12mm socket and a 12mm wrench and remove the axle bolts connecting to the differential
same goes for the other side except i had to use a longer ext
let down on the e-brake
move BOTH axles (since its not lsd) so that you can get to the other bolts
pull up on the e-brake and remove the rest of the bolts
get a 1/2 rachet with a 17mm socket and remove the bottom 2 bolts this is located on the back
then i had to use a 3/8 rachet with a 17mm socket for the 2 top bolts
make sure you have a jack ready underneath the diff
remove the 2 bolts located right near the front of the diff (driveshaft side) with a 17mm socket and impact wrench
lower the jack a little to allow clearance to remove both the axles i used a pry bar to remove it out and away from the diff
if axles are being stubborn tap at it if needed (or pry it out)
once axles are out carefully lower the jack until Diff is out!
exhausted from taking out the diff i was just looking at the sohc and noticed that on the heater hoses they used what seems to look like a sprinkler connector and a prestone cap blocking it off jeeze
decided to remove the taillights it pretty self explanatory but disconnect all 6 connectors
3 on one side 3 on the other
and remove all the 8mm bolts
i had to pry mine off due to some sealer still stuck on
