clamp the shaft into a vice. remove the 2 10mm bolts from the retainer.
there's our bearing
remove the snap ring or retaining ring with snap ring pliers.
flip it upside down and bang the mount off the shaft using a piece of wood and a light hammer. remember this piece is aluminum so be light on it.
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take a socket the same size as the inner ring on the bearing and bang out the bearing from the back.
clean out the mount with a wire brush
apply a light coat of anti sieze lubricant for future servicing.
start off the new bearing by applying even force with a block of wood and a light hammer.
keep it going with the socket
use a small awl to finish the job. be very careful not to slip and rip the seal on the bearing.
make sure it is flush from the back. shine a light in there to look for gaps.
replace the mount onto the half shaft by lightly and evenly tapping it on. it should go on with ease. if not, clean the shaft with a wire brush and apply anti sieze.
make sure that suckers on there all the way.
replace the snap ring
snug the 10mm bolts back on with the retainer in place. snug, not even quarter turn. it's aluminum be careful it will strip easily.
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replace the half shaft. line up the splines in the differential and push it in. it should go in very easily. make sure the splines are clean as a whistle before hand. no anti sieze required.
apply a dot of thread locker blue to the 3 mount bolts.
tighten the bolts to 37 ft/lbs
over to the driver side now.
here's your drain plug (driver side). remove that with an 8mm allen KEY. you can't fit a socket in there. if you are lacking leverage, use a cheater bar.
the drain plug has a magnet. clean it off, that's syncro dust lol
cycle through the gears a few times to let loose that extra fluid in there. replace the drain plug.
now that your tranny is drained, let's open the fill plug. use an 8mm hex socket for this one.
you should have 2 quarts of this saturn stuff (gm p# 21018899), or 2 liters of the saab stuff (saab p#93165290)
I rigged up a little contraption of my own to fill the tranny
level out the car by adding 2 more jack stands to the rear of the car. we want it level so we can add an accurate amount of fluid.
capacity is 1.5 quarts or 1.8 liters
you can also just fill it up to where you can stick your finger in the hole and feel that it's level with the hole. it should leak out a tiny bit.
replace the fill plug.
intermediate (half) shaft bearing remove and replace 
assuming you know how to jack up a car, remove both front wheels.
here's our half shaft and mount. there's 3 bolts around it. this is what we need to remove
start by removing the axle nut. i used an inch and 3/16 socket but it wasn't as snug as i'd like it to be (it's actually a metric nut). worked just fine either way. you can put the car in gear and do it by hand or just use an impact gun.
use a magnetic tool to remove the washer behind the nut.
bang it with a lump hammer it should pop out on the first swing. there's an indent on the end of the shaft for an air chisel with an awl attachment which is the right way to do it. most of my good tools are at work so this will do.
over to the strut now. remove the abs connector.
now zip out the nuts on the strut with an 18mm socket
bang that sucker out. careful not to hit the abs connector.
pull the rest of the axle out and remove that rubber shield
this is all you should have removed from the car so far.
remove the half shaft mount via the 3 15mm bolts 
get a pan ready unless you want tranny fluid on your driveway. remove the half shaft.
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replace the rubber shield
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