Removing rear axle, (ALMOST OUT!)

[jjfranky123]

im in the process of doing a rear wheel bearing job/ brake job on my 1982 300td ive been fixing up, following one of the stickies on the forum, i am at the point where im tapping out the axles and the passenger side popped right out and i hung it with wire, but the driver side wont QUITE go out far enough, im talking a quarter inch or less, i can get it to the point where the splines no longer mesh but not far enough, any tips are appreciated im getting frustrated... lol

I'm using a brass drift, and a 3# hammer, i also wrapped a piece of rebar in a towel and tried to gently pry but backed off

-Jake

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