Hello I have a 1979 Toyota Pickup Truck an I wanted to sa...


Hello I have a 1979 Toyota Pickup Truck an I wanted to save money from having it towed to my house an the mechanic told me that I could pull it off he disconnected the drive shaft an so I let him do it. So I get home an try to con...

Hello I have a 1979 Toyota Pickup Truck an I wanted to save money from having it towed to my house an the mechanic told me that I could pull it off he disconnected the drive shaft an so I let him do it. So I get home an try to connect the drive shaft back but couldn't get the drive shaft to line up with the back because the two holes was facing sideways an the drive shaft holes was facing left to right. So can I Jack the truck up an turn the back wheels slowly to line all the holes up with one another? Mechanic's Assistant: Do you have power steering? Have you checked the power steering fluid? Yes it's good Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Truck yourself? What have you tried so far? Yes I'm trying to do it myself an I've checked the transmission fluid and it's all good. So I just don't know what to do next. I can't move it from park to neutral or anything it just stays in the park position. I'm only guessing because the drive shaft is disconnected from the rear end

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. Hello and thank you for using JustAnswer. My name is Don (aka MOLurch) and I will do my best to assist you. Sorry to hear you are having problems today. During our conversation you will be given an automated offer for a phone call. ...You may accept or decline that offer. I do not personally offer this service so if you take the offer another tech may call. Please understand that I cannot see or touch your vehicle, so I may need to ask questions to find out basic information to help solve your specific problem. My aim is to give you the best service possible and to help you. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Sometimes it may take a moment for me to respond, because I may have to look up information about your concern. There are quick answers from memory, and there are slower answers because of memory and researching manuals. I appreciate your patience and will provide responses as soon as possible. . HI.......... Should be able to put in Neutral and insert driveshaft into Transmission and turn to line up rear OR yes, you can SAFELY Raise the rear wheels off ground and turn so the Drive shaft lines up on the U-joints . Let me know if you need further....... . THANK YOU Thanks for using J/A .

I will get back here an speak to you further. I'm not at the Toyota Pickup as of this moment. I was yesterday trying to figure this all out. I couldn't move it to neutral an it would just strongly stay in the park position an I was afraid to put to much pressure on the stick to pull it down to neutral because I was afraid that I might break it. I was only guessing because the drive shaft was disconnected from the back but that was the reason why it was not go down to neutral. So if it should go down into neutral without the drive shaft connected then will I have another problem?I would rather prefer just to message each other. I can pretty much figure it out by your explanation
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sorry for the delay.........NO Internet Yes Transmission will go into Neutral, for Automatic or Manual Transmission Automatic, key needs to be on so Shifter will come out of Park Manual, press clutch and shift to neutral

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