all you really have to do, is take it apart at the upper ball joint, and then you can swivel the spindle out to one side, and the axle comes out like that, no need to mess w/ the tie rods, lower ball joints.. etc......... but replacing it. would be taking the spindle off, and like everyone says, take the retaining clip off, and beat it out, since it's bad, and press a new one in..