Rusty 1994 4Runner up here in the northeast. You have to be careful where you put the jack so the frame doesn't collapse! Did a bunch of searches on this site to prepare me for this, thanks to all the prev posters and members.

Torn outer boot, Pass Side , couple hr job right? The 6 bolts on the flange were a pain as I expected and have read, took a hot wrench and 150psi on an impact to get them to even budge. But heat is definitely the ticket to those babies. Just heat the nut, bolt is pressed in.
Next difficulty is the lower bolt on the shock. Had to cut the bolt on the front side with a sawz-all, then torch off the bolt head on the back side. Was very careful with the molten bolt head as it rolled off, but one blob touched the lower ball joint boot, that sucked.
Jacking up on the control arm is not far enough out to compress the suspension for CV removal. Either put the tire back on and lower it or jack on the outer part of the rotor. Turning the wheel to either side does not help. It does help to keep the outer clip on the shaft, making it easer to pull the shaft off the mother of a bear flange bolts.
Cone washers popped right out with a few taps on the hub right next to the washer.

Everything is back together and running, 45min job took about 4hrs. $59 for the reman shaft and $20 for a new shock.

 

Rust it always a killer. Some people dont know how lucky they are not to have to deal with it.