OMG thats crazy that you guys are having such a hard time. i have had the axles both pop out of the trany and half shaft brace and never had a hard time. they always just pop back in. any ways take your crow bar and place it in the lower arm so as to pry it down with your foot. position the knuckle and ball joint. stand on the crow bar and push in the knuckle till the ball joint touches the knuckle hole. then get rough with the thing. jerk and pull and pry until the ball joint starts to go in. and wha la. ive done it many times. dont give up youll get it. btw i have had the cv joint at about an 80 degree angle while pushing the axle out of the knuckle with a puller and didnt damage anything so im willing to bet it can take some abuse.
