the book said to pull the pins.. ko. pry the joint off the diff. ok. slip outer joint off axle. wont budge. also wont go back onto the diff. spline. it seems the little beastie is whoopin me. im greasin my keyboard an running out of time and day light

thanks floortom

If its the front, unbolt the inner joint of the lower control arm. If its the rear, unbolt the diff from the chassis so you can drop it down.

Since you are replaceing the wheel bearings, you might try this...

 

Get one more 36mm castle nut. Run one on the backwards as far as it will go (brake drum off, of course) and another one the right way. Snug them up against each other to spread the load over as much thread area as possible. Get a BFH and whack the crap out of it. Heat up the bearing GOOD and hot. Get a BFH and whack the crap out of it. Heat up the bearing GOOD and hot. Repeat ad nauseum....or until the little beast breaks loose.

he must be talking about the rear stub shaft. They are a pain in the rump roast.. Heat is what its going to take. I beat on mine for 2 days without heat and then it took 5 minutes after i got it hot with a rosebud tip. When u put the axle back on make sure you antiseeze the hell out of the shaft before you put the axle on

 

good luck.