half-shaft replacements? any tips?

[orwell_1984]

im gonna go ahead and change the half-shafts, as far as i can remember,

loosen up motor mounts
lower control arms?

jack up motor and pull em out? basically?

anyone have a good write-up on the repair? just wanna make the job as easy as possible

 

[graveyardhippie]

you dont need to loosen the motor mounts. but yeh, jack em up, pull em out. may i advise leaving the wheels on the ground till you break the big ol bolt loose. we dont have the same front suspension as everyone else so i forget what ball joints i had to pop off. and i hope you've done cv's on something before, they almost never just pull out, pry bars come in handy. again tho, feel free to dl the teg manual i have up stickied. almost all of it is the same as your car.