Removing Front Driveshafts From Hubs

[Keeper]

I need to take the front drive shafts out of the hubs this Friday so it's easier to move the car and spray the engine bay, are there any tricks to this?

looks to me like;

1.Take out cotter pin

2. Get someone to hang onto shaft tight and undo nut on outside of hub.

3. Hit inwards with a mallet.

The motor is already out, I don't want to take the caliper off as I will feed the shaft into the engine bay.

Thanks in advance

Edited April 5, 2009 by Keeper