Might as well get a good click-type torque wrench!
Didn’t want to waste any more time than I had to, so this morning, I broke down.
Got a DeWalt electric impact wrench and a socket set.
Took the bolts out of the axle/transfer case fine (six each) but STILL did not have enough gumption to remove the main axle bolt.
So I figured that’s ok, I’ll just remove the main wheel hub with the axle attached, and take it down to one of the joints I work with once in a while and they can probably blast it off in no time.
steering tie attachments came off fine, both nuts from the upper/lower control arm came off fine, but the hub is somehow still attached! I can move it every which way from Sunday but it wont simply slide down those bolts (which is what I thought it would do), no way.
Book says there is a tool but I can’t see how the tool would do anything I can’t do with just trying to work them apart.
Frustration level: Very high!!