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Good news - the right one is the easy one. 36mm socket for the axle. Axle has sealant or corrosion/both which make tapping it out of the hub difficult. I back the nut slightly and bang with a large hammer.
Bay13 has a good (excellent) description of hub removal, which includes removing the outer axle end from the hub. The only thing you need besides that is the right axle has an intermediate bearing with two small (around 12mm) bolts. The axle should pull out of the transmission, with a small amount (1-4oz) of tranny fluid leaking out. Use a small pan to catch if you care about the floor. Be careful at transmission (you can't pry on this side so this may be a moot point) to not damage the seal. Many people recommend seal replacement, but I didn't.
That's about it. You don't need a deep toolbox for this. Just a large hammer, the 36mm socket. Control arm bolts are 15mm head and 18mm nut. 1/2" tools work well here. Oh, I find it helpful to remove the sway bar link, which I don't think bay13 mentions. You do that first while the car it on the ground. Very little pry needed. I think that is 15mm also. This makes manipulating the control arm much easier, as you aren't fighting too many forces at once. The contol arm bushings come out/go into their brackets easily at a certain angle. If they hang up, don't bang them too hard. Just repostion the control arm slightly and they will come out/go back in fairly easy. I pried one until I bent it a little and made the job twice as hard. Lesson learned.
The job is fairly easy. Oh, use a jack stand or equivalent sturdy support to hold the weight of the car on this corner. Banging the axle can create enough force to bring the car off a jack. Don't ask...
Good luck, Don '95 854T 183K
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