I got the brake off the sway bar and the rotor . The CV axle is free to move out but I can‘t pull it out .I think there is a clip in the way. How Do I remove it. I wan‘t to replace this part.
No way, I would steer clear of those cars, I did like the pre-1980 Omega's (Nova body), I thought the early 1980s Omega's were ugly, slow, gutless and unreliable cars and the same goes for the early 1980s X-body cars. I have been noticing that the early 1980s X-body cars are starting to get more scarce during the past few years. BTW GM's first front wheel drive vehicle was the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and in 1979 the Cadillac Eldorado and the Buick Riveria switched from rear wheel drive to front wheel drive.
You are correct. There's a circular C clip that surrounds a groove in the inboard CV joint spline. *** Never try to pull the half shaft straight out. The ball bearings inside the CV joint will drop out inside the dust boot. You must release the lower ball joint and press the CV shaft inward with a 5 ton three finger puller hooked behind the flange where the wheel studs are. If you have the CV joint free of the spindle lie directly under the transmission and use a common wonder bar to pry against the transmission against the inner CV joint housing. You may need a small block of wood for the proper leverage. They (inner CV joint) will pop out of the inner transmission bearing. Occasionally a swift tap with a large hammer against the carpenters wonder bar will pop it out. Very important: Do not try to re-use the old clips on a new re-manufactured half shaft. New half shafts usually come with new clips. I've seen some shafts with no new clips. Your OEM car dealer has these in stock.
The clip is a circular clip that pops into place to hold the axle. You need to pry the axle to where that clip compresses and lets it out - it just feels like you are going to break something. Here's a quote from the EBSCO database repair manual (available through most public libraries): Fig. 10: Removing the halfshafts. Note that in this figure, the special tools are attached to slide hammers The image shows special hooks on the inner part of the inner CV joint attached to, yes, slide hammers! BTW, you must have the only front wheel drive Omega still on the road! Last one I saw was years ago.
