Removing the right-hand drive shaft from the transmission

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Fig 1: Removing Stub Axle From Spring Strut (Removing On Right-Hand Side)

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Remove:

The drive shaft bearing cap on the engine side
Both the front wheels
The brake hose clips. Lift out the hoses from their mountings
The ABS lines from its mountings
The two nuts and the upper screw from the spring strut
The wheel spindle from the spring strut (turn it)
The drive shaft from the transmission
The lower screw. Move the drive shaft to one side.

Insert special tool 9995488 into the transmission.

Secure the wheel spindle using the lower spring strut screw.

Tie the drive shaft to the wheel arm.