Well I suppose it didn't "snap" the rear axle as much as something within the passenger side cv joint closest to the diff broke, causing the beer car housing to turn but not the axle itself.

This happened suddenly while going around a corner in 4th gear. I have no idea how many miles on the car or the axles.

Crusing at about 45mph I went around a tight right turn. As the body rolled there was a sudden shudder that went through the car accompanied by a noise that sounded like the tire was spinning (inside rear wheel). I pulled over and checked everything out and all seemed fine. Went around another tight right turn and it happened again, although this time the noise continued when going straight, accompanied by the motor revving up but car not accelerating. At first I thought clutch or flex disc but upon inspection it was the right side axle.

Issue I'm having now is that its very hard to remove the axle. I have everything apart and unbolted and both axle splines are sliding free in the diff & wheel hub. I think what ever broke within the inner most CV joint is not allowing the axle to compress enough for me to get the splines free from either the hub or the diff.

I have tried raising and lowering the diff with a jack.

Any suggestions?