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From the manual it seems that to remove outer pass side shaft no need to remove Intermediate Halfshaft Bearing and Shield, it's held in place by the usual circlip. Shield would have to be unfastened from support bracket only to remove intermediate shaft.
Bearing/shield fastened to support bracket by 2 nuts, bracket to engine by 3 bolts. Two pairs of holes in bearing/shield, closest to engine of each pair for atx, furthest for mtx. {This info provided to make sure we are looking at the same thing}.
Is disconnecting shield and removing intermediate shaft an option?
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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