Any mechanics around that can offer help on a ford focus?

[bluesfool]

Wasn't sure which area to post this in so I aplogize in advance to any mod that has to move this. We're trying to replace the cv shaft on my son's ford focus but we can't get it out. I have all the hub assembly stuff out of the way and we even have the shaft free of it, but we can't get it the other end of the shaft out of the tranny. It's a 2000 focus with manual tranny. Does anyone have any advice? It feels like there's a clip or something holding it in, but looking at the new shaft, there's nothing there. What I've found on the web so far says that it should just slide out as long as it's free of the hub assembly. Am I missing something somewhere?

[Silver R/T]

http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=58133&highlight=
hope this helps

[Badbob]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1619-Axle-Inner-CV-C-V-Joint-Puller-Tool-Slide-Hammer_W0QQitemZ290063396036QQcmdZViewItem

They usually pop out if you get a big prybar in there and find the sweetspot, I have only used the slide hammer once on all the axles I have done over the years.