It was e3asy to take off. Two 14mm bolts with 15mm nuts hold it to the axle housing,. Then there is a long bolt with a 12mm nut that connects the two sides together. The welding here was 5 euros and for 16 dollars I would have bought new but that is not possible here, believe me!!! But I would like to express my thanks to those who said this could be a problem area otherwise I would never have discovered it! I will read these forums more carefully in the future, Jim