To change the axle shaft, first lift the front part of the car and firmly rest the part on jackstands before removing the front wheels and splash shields and emptying the transaxle. Screwdriver: Secure the disc of the brakes and remove the hub nut. Unscrew the stabilizer connection, detach the nuts and bolts of balljoint and steering knuckle, and loosen the screw connecting the strut and the balljoint. With great caution, scrape the inner end of the axle off the transaxle or joint shaft with the aid of a chisel in the case of an automatic transaxle, to disengage the axle shaft with the differential. Detach the axle shaft on the hub with a puller; and hold the CV joints suspended and the axle shaft out of the car. Once the right axle shaft has been removed, loosen the fixing bolts, make the joint shaft come out of the transaxle and pull it out of the car, being careful to ensure that the transaxle case is closed over. During removal of both the axle shaft and joint shaft, do not move the gear splines of the transaxle differential side. Installation Check Before installation, insert new clips in the axle shaft and joint shaft grooves and lubricate the splines with transaxle lubricant. Installation of the joint shaft requires one to insert the joint shaft in the transaxle, place the retaining bolts and screw the retaining bolts to the required torque. Install the splined ends into the hub and transaxle raise up the axle shaft with the support of the CV joints. Install the axle shaft into the differential by lightly tapping the axle shaft with a piece of wood and a hammer and installing the steering knuckle and bolts. Install the hub nuts, lock the disc so that it is not able to rotate with a screwdriver or a punch and tighten the hub nut. Install the locknut collar in the groove of the axle shaft by using a hammer and a punch, attaching the stabilizer bar, the splash shields and wheels, filling transaxle with designated fluid and lowering the vehicle.