ok,basicly i was replaceing the drive shaft on my mk 2 ford orion and it was all goin to plan until i went to remove it and it slid right of but left the inboard outer part of the joint stuck in the gearbox? now i belive there is a snap ring inside that i have to yank out? there is no circlip on the inboard joint so when i pull the drive shaft it just slips out,how are you supose to get the outer part of the inboard joint out of the gear box? i tried pulling it out with the molegrips but it wasnt having it

 

hi are you on about the the the cup is still in the box or are on about the ring is in there...if the cup is still in there use a crow bar and pop it out...

 

Your car must be a G/H plate with no ABS yea?

And i really hope for your sake its not the drivers side you're doing

 

nooo its the left hand side,the shorter one.why whats wrong with the drivers side ??? i was planning to change it aswell this week .yes its a G reg non abs. and yer its the little cup inside the gear box. i did tyy using a chissel and a tyre leaver but they both snapped ??? so yes i will try a crow bar

 

Because if it was the drivers side the gearbox casing is a bad enough shape, and coupled with the fact yours is a mk2 so the cross member gets in the way aswell = its a nightmare to get out with the box in situ.

Large blunt screw driver or crowbar/pry bar is what you want.