How do I replace the passenger side front axle?

SOURCE: the seal on the front axle on the passenger side

here is a diagram on how to replace the front pinion seal.
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1. Before servicing the vehicle, please familiarize yourself with safety procedures.
   
2. Remove both half shafts.
   
3. Mark propeller shaft and pinion flange for installation reference.
   
4. Remove front propeller shaft.
   
5. Rotate pinion gear three to four times, to verify pinion rotates smoothly.
   
6. Record pinion flange rotating torque with an inch pound torque wrench for installation reference.
   
7. Hold flange with Holder 6719 and four bolts and washers.
   
8. Remove pinion nut.
   
9. Remove flange with Remover C-452.
   
10. Remove pinion seal with a pry tool.
    Removing the companion flange
    Measuring pinion rotating torque
    Pinion seal installer
    Tightening the pinion nut
    

1. Apply a light coating of gear lubricant on the lip of pinion seal.
   
2. Install seal with Installer C-3972-A and Handle C-4171.
   
3. Install pinion flange onto the pinion with Installer C-3718 and holder.
   
4. Hold pinion flange with Holder 6719A.
   
5. Install new pinion nut and tighten nut until there is zero bearing end-play.
   
   CAUTION Do not exceed the minimum tightening torque when installing the companion flange at this point. Damage to the collapsible spacer or bearings may result.
   
6. Tighten pinion nut to 271 Nm (200 ft. lbs.).
   
   CAUTION Never loosen pinion nut to decrease pinion bearing rotating torque and never exceed specified preload torque. If preload torque or rotating torque is exceeded a new collapsible spacer must be installed.
   
7. Record pinion flange rotating torque, with a torque wrench. Rotating torque should be equal to the reading recorded during removal plus an additional 0.56 Nm (5 inch lbs.).
   
8. If rotating torque is low, tighten pinion nut in 6.8 Nm (5 ft. lbs.) increments until rotating torque is achieved.
   
   CAUTION If maximum tightening torque is reached prior to reaching the required rotating torque, the collapsible spacer may have been damaged. Replace the collapsible spacer.
   
9. Install propeller shaft with reference marks aligned.
   
10. Install half shafts.
    

SOURCE: I have a 2003 Z-71 that is leaking at the

In most cases just replacing the seal will repair the leak. Check the seal surface on the axle hub to insure that the surface is not damaged and will damage the new seal.

SOURCE: changing front passenger axle

It is fairly simple, Block your wheels and loosen the lug nuts a little, jack your car up until you have the tire off ground, remove tire, remove the center nut on the tire hub. pull the whole assembly uot and away from the car, let the assembly hang down and push to one side, use something to hold it away from work area, fallow shaft until you come to a support, loosen the support. pull, **** hard shaft towards you. it will take a great effort to loosen the shaft but it should pull loose as one piece. get the new one and put it into the same route as the old shaft. look at entry point into the transmmision make sure that the new shaft has been properly seated, you will feel or hear the spline click into place when properly seated. then follow disassembly instructions. Go to the library if you need pictures and detailed step for step instructions. hope this gets you there.
Chevyrat

SOURCE: removing the assembly from the trans-axle

I decided to call the local/regional non-official Toyota repair business on the off-chance that they would tell me how and why. They were very kind and obliged me. There is a serious amount of resistance on the driver-side axle due to a 'round' wire circlip embedded in a groove in the spline-end that is in the transaxle. It will release if enough prying/wedging effort is applied to the black cv housing...with care not to damage the aluminum transaxle case. I used any convienent bolt-head in the case as a fulcrum, and a stout prybar/flat-blade screwdriver as a lever. With a flushed-red face, a deep gutteral grunt, and a mighty heave, the axle gave up the fight and slid out like a good bowel movement. I regret that I could not use your services, but I have no credit cards. And the fact that $9 at this time is about enough gas for me to run for a week. Every penny counts out here in the wilds of western Montana. Thanks for being there, regardless. I will refer to you in the future when I am back on my feet. Warm regards. Michael aka peterjmoose.

SOURCE: how do you replace the axle seal on a 1997 dodge

if you go to the web site pavement sucks.com they show you how step by step with pictures