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Sorry for the multiple posts, I also posted this in the DIY section.

Here is my scenario...

Car: 2001 Honda Civic EX coupe with a manual transmission and with ABS.
Job: Replace worn right/passenger CV axle.


I bought a new CV at Napa and began disassembling the right front wheel to remove the damaged axle. I took off the hub assembly, removed the hub assembly from the axle and moved to taking the inner side of the axle apart from the transmission. This is where I am stuck. Everywhere that I have read, it says to just pry the axle from the transmission housing, but I think that the axle is held in by a ring clip on the inner axle stub (inside the tranny). Am I wrong?

I've tried prying it, and it seems to be requiring a lot more force than I would suspect, so I quit that and came inside the house and got on the computer to make sure that I do this correctly.

Can you please help me out?