I'm about to order the Surtrak axles to do a swap on Vicki. The front driver side CV (as far as I can tell) has started clicking something fierce when the power gets pushed forward and I don't like it. I'm going to order the complete assembly and replace the axle because my original green cup was damaged and repaired so I figure I might as well just replace it now. Since I'm replacing the driver side, I might as well replace the passenger side too so I'll order both axles from Surtrak. Guess I should get some new bearings while I'm at it.

My question for anyone who has done this swap is: do you have to drop the front axle housing in order to get the axles out of the housing or can they be removed using the above mentioned CV boot fix/swap?