about the tierod.....at work i always hit the side of the spindle where the tierod goes in....with a hard hammer...not a brass one or anything and they pop right out without even touching the tierod itself
now popping out balljoints on older ford trucks....thats another story
and the axle....
punch or air chisel with a punch bit right in the little "hole" in the center of the axle takes it right out
i dont like putting nuts back on the threads of anything and hitting them with a hammer...ive ruined things before doing it that way
