rear axle removal

[shmoo]

may i receive some information on the rear axle removal.

i haven't quite lowered the rear diff yet, but what will i need to get these axles out? will the rear hub assembly end up needing to come apart? if the rear hubs need to come apart, what am i about to destroy?

thanks

[shmoo]

and if someone has all the answers to the questions that i'm about to start asking, please shoot me a phone number.

[anyonebutme]

If you are doing your AWS delete, you drop entire subframe not the diff and axles.

[enkaio]

But if you want to just remove the rear AWD axles (doesn't matter with subframe out or not), you just need to unbolt the 4 bolts at the inner side of the hubs and the axle will simply be able to be pulled out of the diff. / removed. It's even easier than front axles.

Old picture here, but the bolt-area is highlighted.

9770

[shmoo]

i have a pair of these 300m axles is why i ask. i haven't studied the stock rear axles, or the 300m ones, i just know they're different and may not install the same.