get a pry bar in there. they have been together so long it is stuck. also there is a nub which sticks out of the driveshaft to center it on the flexdisc. I usually leave the FD on the driveshaft(which is in no way an axle or axle assembly, FWIW)

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.