Rear Drive Shaft Assembly Removal and Installation: Removal

Undo caulking (1) of drive shaft nut (2) and then remove drive shaft nut.

Fig 1: Identifying Drive Shaft Nut
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Hoist vehicle and remove wheel.
Make match mark rear drive shaft flange (3) and rear drive shaft (4) as shown in figure, and then remove rear drive shaft flange nuts (1), and then remove rear drive shaft.

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Drive Shaft Flange Nuts & Rear Drive Shaft
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