Was using the pry bar but was afraid I was putting too much pressure on the innards of the tranny. How much force is it to get that off?

 

It’s more of a quick motion to pop the axle over the retaining ring , mine took two or three attempts and I used that bolt as a leverage point.

 

Still a no go.

 

While using the pry bar method, try tapping the back part of the cape,( on the side) with a hammer.
You may need a helper for some extra hands.

 

The only thing you are trying to overcome is the circlip/spring. The passenger side is where the stub will probably come out with it, you do need to get it off to reuse.

 

Daughters friend came and gave a hand. Popped for him in under 5 minutes. Guess I don't have the right hand coordination down for it. He was telling me he was on a trip to Maryland and his buddy's axle broke and came apart like mine. He didn't have his tools with - used a rock and vise grips. I have to believe him because he got mine off with vise grips and a childs mini wood working hammer. That's a big HC after I spent a few hours with it. It was real nice of him to come on a Sunday morning. Races cars and Drifts at Riverhead and Englishtown. His goal is to open his own performance shop.

 

That is the guy I would go to. I like his drive!

 

Glad he got it fixed for you.

Now, if he does open his own shop, I hope he's not planning to use a childs mini wood working hammer for his performance repair work.

 

Glad to see you got the axle replaced.