More pre-kit prep: disassembling the front outer CV joint so that the front wheel bearings stay in place on the kit.

First step was to try to follow the manual. Remove the boot, gently tap it off with a hammer. The ends didn't budge a millimeter. Then I hit it harder. Still nothing. So I went to a nearby auto parts store and rented a slide hammer, which is made just for this sort of thing. Still. No. Dice. The axle ends were on there TIGHT. I'm not sure if I got them a little crooked while hammering or if the circlip got jammed or what. But nothing worked.

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However, since none of the guts need to survive ... time for destructive removal! I was over at a friend's house and he just happened to have a diamond cutoff wheel. He happily attacked the bearings cage and after a few cuts and some twisting and contorting of the joint, we were able to pop the bearing out and get the joints apart!

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