Removing left drive shaft
Turn and fold out the spring strut. Knock the end of the drive shaft with a rubber or copper mallet. Pull the end of the drive shaft out of the hub.
Remove the drive shaft from the transmission. Use lever 9995462 between the transmission and the inside of the drive shaft. Modified according to the Workshop Guide.
Pull at the constant velocity joint, not the shaft, when removing the shaft. This is to help prevent excessive load on the joint axial stop. Take care not to damage the drive shaft seal and boots.
Install sealing plug 9995488 in the transmission. Clean off any metal adhesive residue from the spline joint, hub/drive shaft.
Later models have a rubber seal on the constant velocity joint. Do not damage the seal. It will be needed for installation.