# Axle Replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/axle-replacement/4073>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/axle-replacement/4073 "2007-09-03T04:04:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Vertexm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@Vertexm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vertexm)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/axle-replacement/4073/1 "2007-09-03T04:04:59Z")

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My 2002 Focus IB5 transmission has a bad halfshaft on drivers side. How is the shaft removed from the transmission? The manual shows some special tools, others say to pry it out. I have had no luck with this. I think there is a c ring holding it, how is it released?