Ah, yes. The dreaded snap ring. I tried the same thing but mine turned out to be totally corroded to the nut and the AD. I ended up using a hammer on the angle drive and it popped out of the nut after a good beating. The snap ring was almost fused to the AD. Funny how my angle drive started to work again after I used a hammer on it... Johnny 5518 Does anyone know how to remove the circular spring from the old angle drive so you can retrieve the large nut? The instructions say compress the spring with two small screwdrivers, but I don't find that possible. Thanks for your help! Bob Hlavacek 10961 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/