The drive shaft came out easy

The drive shaft came out easy .It seems the engine was out of the car at one other time in its life and the hardware was not at all rusted in. This was good.
The front damper was cracked so i did not put a collar around it
You can tighten a hose clamp around the damper and it will act the same as the retaining collar that came with the new one. This makes installation a lot easier later.
I do need to replace this one ,its cracked.
When you remove it ,loosen the  the center barring support but don't remove the nuts
Remove the support plate across the shaft.

Take the bolts off that are attached to the transmission
Put your parking brake on and then remove the drive shaft from the differential
remove the center bolts and the hole unit will slide back.
Before disassemble take a chisel and hammer and mark the collars on both ends so you can assemble them the same way later.
The drive shaft is one of the most expensive parts of the car.