midnight_rex

Im repairing most of the small problems with my car since i got the car on stands and getting it ready for the built motor that is going in. i went ahead and cleaned out my diff completely and replaced both shaft seals.

i noticed that both of my inner cv joint boots on my axles were torn completely causing grease to shoot out everywhere on the bottom of the car. i got the driver side axle out and all, but i dont know how to get the cv joint disconnected from the yoke on the axle. it seems there are clips that are holding the bearings onto the yoke shafts causing the joint to not clear enough for disconnection. i want to replace both boots but i run into this problem. i did a search on google and also around the forum but didnt seem to find anyone who has done this.

is there a special way to disconnect the joint from the axle shaft?