Dear Forum-

I have studied over the DIY Article in reference to the CV Boot replacement to help guide me through my current repair: The removal and replacement of both CV Half Shafts on the front end of my wife's '01 4.4i.

I am now at the point where I'm either going to have to use a gear puller to remove the swivel bearing housing from the outer splined shaft or take it to someone with a press.

My question is, how do I remove the entire half-shaft from the front differential? I guess there is a c-clip on the other end of the shaft, but I haven't really studied on the diff housing itself to see if I can gain access to this clip to disengage the entire shaft.

I already have two shafts from RockAuto.com in the garage, so I'm not replacing any boots, I'm just doing the entire front shafts as an assembly.

Thanks for any recommendations or advice and yall have a great week.

Sincerely,
Jim Kennedy