Hi everybody,
I have followed the pictoral here to a tee....so far so good.

I have the diff. cover off and the retaining "C" clip off - no sweat.

I unscrewed the bolt from the center of the hub....
but I can't get the old axle off!

I have some play - I can move it into the differential and out a bit, but I can't figure out how to disengage it from the hub.

I have destroyed a socket extention beating on it through the hole in the center of the hub, but it has moved a milimeter or so.

What am I doing wrong?

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT