Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
The axle shafts within the front axle housing are of unequal length, the outer half shafts=same-same...

Front axle must be dropped, & diff brackets removed, to get the axles/third member out.
And, to get the CV shafts out, you don't need to drop/touch the diff/axle-housing, right?

Mostly, I'm just trying to learn on the back of this (apparently) completed thread.

The CV shaft (to me) looks like it reachs from the hub to the diff housing. It's about 18-19" long and has two boots on it. One looks like it's accordian and covers a swivel joint. The other just looks straight and covers who-knows-what. What's inside the inner "bulge" on a CV shaft? Why isn't the CV shaft a simple rod with swivel-joint on the outer end?