Axle swap interchangability between platforms - 5mt swapped H6 outback

[punx2400]

Hey guys, I'm sure this topic has been spoken of many times in this endeavor, but I found nothing by searching. My apologies. 

I bought a 2002 Outback H6 VDC with a bad 4EAT, aspiring to 5-speed swap it.  Today I snagged a 5mt out of a 2004 forester XT.  Upon looking at obvious differences between the two trans's, the most blaring is that the FRONT axles are two different styles.  My 4EAT's axles have female inboard ends and stub shafts that plug in to the diff, whereas the 5MT is simpler, with the inboard axle ends being male and just plug right into the diff. Spline count is the same between the two, but I'm unsure of the difference in length, if any, between the axle stubs on the 4EAT, and the FXT axles' own input shafts(FXT didn't come with axles to compare). Has anyone done this swap that can verify the two match, or do I need to frankenstein the two styles?

Also....what are you guys using to pry out the staked indent in the 32mil axle nut?  I've tried hammering both a flathead screwdriver and a chisel type punch, and quickly abandoned the idea in fear of damaging the threads.  In the past, I've just run an impact on them , but that was on already damaged axles I did not intend to ever use again...

 

Thanks!!