Hi mate
Dont worry , we all have to start somewhere at the bottom of the Knowledge tree, in the beginning, you done one job already.thats a start
This is what i remember.......
you got either a 30 or a 32 mm nut holding the drive shaft into hub
its true the factory must have had a overstock of lock tight cos its thick on the splines
its either a 6mm allen key socket or a 8 multispline to remove the 6 bolts holding the driveshaft to gearbox flange.....( the 10 multispline i think came later)
once you lossened the center nut i found it easier to loosen the ball joint and pull the strut away at a angle to get at driveshaft bolts
you push the driveshaft oout of hub ...either with a hub puller or unscrew nut till its flush with end of shaft and apply pressure with a brass drift and a BIG hammer
once out direct driveshaft upwards and towards the gearbox to remove shaft from hub and car
there is a circlip to remove to get inner cv joint from the driveshaft then remove joint off the shaft
NB..........before removing take note of the way its constructed............the inner part,the cage and the outer part.............9/10 times it will fall apart and to make your life easy its best to rebuild correctly the first time................(wish i could explain better)
PULL THE OLD BOOT OFF
PUTTING THE NEW BOOT is fun
Take note of the way the washer on drive shaft is fitted(stops joint on the shaft)
fitting is the reverse of removal
There is possibly a hundred better ways of explaining this ,but i tried my best
Good Luck
Cheers
john
PS................might make things easier when removing driveshaft , is to remove the caliper and brake disc
