Toyota Repair: c.v. joints, cv joints, cv joint

Question
I need to replace the c.v. joints on a 97 tercel,
can you tell me the basic procedure , and any special things I should know before I proceed.
any help is appreciated.
thanks,
cc

Answer
The 30mm axle nut is extremely tight and rquires a long breaker bar or preferably an air wrench to remove, after that remove the ball joint bolts on the lower control arm and pull the rotor and hub off and out of the way.
The axles can be hard to get out of the transmission and will need to be forced out with two large prybars, pry on the inner cv joint.
Once removed the inner cv joint can be removed, look for a snap ring on the end of the axle shaft, it's almost impossible to get the outer cv joint off, if just the boots are replaced install them both from the inside after the inner cv joint is removed, if the cv joints are noisy the entire axle assembly should be replaced.