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To get the axles from the tranny I use a BFB (Big F***ing Bar) and just lever them. If you have 2 good levers use one either side and they just pop out easy.
For removing from the brake hubs the way I do it is to use a big hammer but DO NOT hit the end of the axle heads with it you will mushroom the tops (spent an hour fixing this a couple days ago). Get a soft metal to place on the end of the axle to stop it getting damaged, I use this big bit of bronze type stuff on top of a wood block to hold it for each hit, anything that can transfer the shock without damaging the thread will do. Alternately put an old nut threaded almost all the way till the axle comes out the other side but not quite and hit that. It stops the axle getting damaged using the nut as a "sacrifice" the nut may or may not get damaged.
That is how I do it and I do this every other week, I have a bunch of old nuts of the common threads now that are bashed to death that I use for hitting studs of various sizes including axles. Note that if the nut is not threaded on far enough it will damage the threads of both the nut and the stud thread if it cocks over when you hit it so wind it on all the way till the threaded stud/bolt/axle/whatever almost comes out the other side of the nut.
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