Maddawg, the 404 errors are extremely annoying. I know tom4bren did a great write up on how to do a differential drop and in that write up he showed how to remove the half shafts.
It has been a while since I have done it, but I replaced both of my half shafts AND replaced inner and outer boots at different times before and I don't remember disassembling the control arms to get them done. You will need to disassemble the hub at the wheel so you can remove the C-clip that holds the axle in place. You may also need to remove the brake disc to give yourself enough room. Once that is done you should be able to cut the clip holding the inner boot to the end of the axle (commonly called the green cup) and peel the boot back. If your inner CV's have not been serviced before, or if they were and they were put back together correctly, there should be a little wire that sits in a groove just inside the lip of the green cup. That little wire stops the inner CV joint from slipping out of the green cup.
If memory serves, once that wire is out of the way there should be enough play to allow you to slide the whole half shaft away from the cup to get the inner CV joint apart. Then you can slide the whole half shaft back towards the VX to remove the shaft from the steering knuckle.
Again, it has been a while and my memory ain't what it used to be, but I know that you don't have to disassemble the control arms to get the half-shafts out.
I MAY have some pictures of all of this at home that I could hunt down and post if you would like.
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Originally Posted by MSHardeman
