Changing the front Drive shaft on a 1995 4x4 Ford Ranger is it the same as a normal rear drive shaft?

I mean can you change just the yolks or does the whole shaft have to be replace, and how hard is it to change? Seeing that it's does go through the rotor too?Changing the front Drive shaft on a 1995 4x4 Ford Ranger is it the same as a normal rear drive shaft?No it is different. You have to take the steering knuckle off to get the axle out. Some axles you have to remove the front chunk to get the keepers off to pull the axle out. But if you are doing the u joints can do it in the truck with a ball joint presser tool. A big job to do.Changing the front Drive shaft on a 1995 4x4 Ford Ranger is it the same as a normal rear drive shaft?Now you're mentioning two different things. The front drive shaft goes from the transfer case to the front differential, and has nothing to do with the brake rotors. The axles go thru the rotors.