2. Raise the front of the vehicle and secure it to the safety stands at the correct points (see ch. 1).
3. Turn off wheel nuts and remove forward wheels.
4. Bend the locking tab on the axle shaft nut, then unscrew the nut.
5. When removing the right drive shaft, drain the MTF or ATF. When removing the left drive shaft, it is not necessary to drain the transmission fluid.
6. Fix the ball joint pin of the stabilizer link with a hex wrench and loosen the collar nut, then separate the front stabilizer link and the front stabilizer bar.
7. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the lower control arm ball joint and unscrew the nut.
8. Using the special tool, separate the ball joint from the lower suspension arm.
9. Pry off the drive shaft assembly with a screwdriver as shown in the illustration until the circlip on the end of the drive shaft comes out of the groove.
10. Take away a rotary fist and remove an external pin of a power shaft from a nave of a forward wheel by means of a plastic hammer.
11.Pry off the drive shaft assembly with a screwdriver as shown in the illustration until the circlip on the end of the drive shaft comes out of the groove. Do not damage the seals.
12. Press out the inner joint and remove the drive shaft from the differential housing or bearing support assembly. Do not pull on the drive shaft, otherwise the inner joint may break. To avoid damage to the differential oil seal or intermediate shaft outer oil seal, pull out the drive shaft in a straight line.