Removal (Celica 1.8L 7A-FE)

Raise and support vehicle. Remove front wheels. Remove engine undercovers. See Fig 1. Remove cotter pin and lock nut cap. Apply brakes and remove axle shaft nut. Release brakes. Drain transaxle fluid. Remove cotter pin and nut from tie rod end.
Disconnect tie rod end from steering knuckle. Disconnect stabilizer bar link from lower control arm. Remove lower control arm-to-ball joint bolts/nuts. Disconnect lower control arm from ball joint.
Using a plastic hammer, tap axle shaft from front hub assembly. Pry axle shaft from transaxle. See Fig 2. Remove snap ring for inner end of axle shaft.

Fig 1: Identifying Typical Axle Shaft Components (Celica 1.8L 7A-FE, Paseo & Tercel)

Fig 2: Removing Axle Shafts (Celica 1.8L 7A-FE, Corolla & Prizm)