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Yeah, the steel bushings are a press fit in the shallow bores, so they get stuck. When I did mine I just took a big screwdriver, positioned it on the opposite end of each bushing, then knocked each one sideways.........1st one way, then the other and one at a time they popped right off. As for alignment, assuming the SADS assembly hasn't been disturbed before, I think it's safe to assume Toyota had it lined up pretty good at the factory. Using this train of thought, I marked the mounting bolt locations and just put things back in the exact spot as before. Of course I was using the old mounts (still looked good). Hopefully there's no dimensional changes to the mounts, but if I were changing them I'd double check alignment. There is a procedure for this in the factory service manual inside the cooling system section. Good luck. Tim

I'm lazy so I always look for the easiest way . I actually didn't remove my SADS shaft or the equipment housing (at least not completely) when I changed the flex couplings. I took the cabin air scoop and top part of the radiator shroud off, then took the clutch fan out. I took horse shoe stuff off and took the equipment housing mount bolts out. Once all that stuff was out of the way I separated the flex coupler from the crankshaft pulley, then while that was loose I moved the equipment housing as far forward as it would go so I could get to the front flex coupler. I left the bearing shaft installed on the equipment housing the whole time and knocked all the bushings loose from their bores (like I described in my last post) and changed the front flex coupling while laying down under the van. After the front coupler was secured I installed the rear flex coupler on the shaft then moved the equipment housing / shaft assembly back into position and attached to the crankshaft pulley. I aligned by simply putting all the mount bolts back into their original positions.

When I took the shaft out of the salvage yard van, I wasn't worried about freon / coolant loss or putting back together (the freon and coolant were out already anyhow). That being the case, after separating the coupler from the crankshaft pulley, I just pulled the radiator / condenser and the equipment stuff (with the shaft attached) right out the front. Tim

Wow! That's so awesome! I just purchased 2 of them. Only came to $160 with shipping. What a deal. Thanks for posting. Tim

NEC, I expect you'll be buying a dozen or so. Right?

Okay, I just bought 7 more (these better be the real deal). When this guy runs out I'll resell mine and make a killing . What I want to know is where he got them. I see he's sold 28 so far but his auction still says "more than 10 available". I wonder how many he has? Just since this morning he has raised his price a few bucks on the shafts and the shipping. Tim

I bought one, and I don't even have a Previa yet! (but planning on it)
My guess is that this seller has a line on items that dealers or wholesalers are unloading. His prices are excellent across the board.

Well I figured worst case scenario if I only get $80 each for these that still covers my cost + shipping. But I think these will sell for over $200 each once this guy runs out (how many can he have?). They may even sell for that now as he didn't list them as SADS drivelines. I probably shouldn't have got so many but this part's MSRP is over $1,700. Even with internet discounts, http://www.1stToyotaParts.com sells them for over $1,200. I'll bet dealer wholesale cost is above $800. Tim

Whoops! The SADS party is over. The listing has been terminated.
Maybe he got wise after selling 13 in one day.
Wish I'd bought more!

Well that makes me feel a little better about buying 9 of them when I did . Now I just have to sweat it until they arrive (and I can verify they are real). Batook, did you say you already received yours? Have you touched it and held it in your arms? . Tim

If not him probably somebody else. I'm thinking somebody contacted the seller outside of eBay and made him an offer on buying out the rest. I can't believe these things were listed since November. I even searched eBay for the SADS stuff when I did mine back in January. The guy had them listed as a drive axle shaft. Unbelievable. Tim

The 1st two showed up today and I took them with me to pick up some parts I had ordered from Toyota. I offered them to the parts guy for $500 each and he took them both. So anyhow, the other 7 I have are paid for now and I have a little extra $$$ . I think I'll keep 2 of the next 7 and sell the last 5 to the other Toyota dealers around here (if they want them). If not, the dealer I sold these 1st couple to said they might want more depending on how long it takes to move these ones (he sells them for over $1,400 each). This dealer also told me that the Toyota flex coupling kits for 94 & up are now NLA. That sounded odd to me as Batook just purchased a set from Colonial Toyota. Perhaps he was misinformed? Tim