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you'll need a pickle fork or a decent pry bar to pop the half shaft out of the tranny. they have a snap ring that holds 'em in...doesn't take much leverage, but it was more than I could apply by simply pulling on the axle.
Any snap rings are suppose to be romoved and not beaten apart! You can break the casing in which the snap ring rests in.
I don't believe it is a typical snap ring. I remember having the outer knuckle off of my chevy the same way, a quick smack with the hammer and it was out...no way to use a snap ring pliers. Just going by memory and I had a mechanic friend do it for me I couldn't figure it out.