You dont have to remove the ball joint to take the axle out.
All you have to do is the following:
1. Remove the axle nut in the hub
2. Unbolt the strut fork from the lower control arm
3. Unbolt the lower control arm from the chassis
4. Pull the hub out, you can push the axle out of the hub
5. Pull the axle out of the trans.
Thats all you have to do, nothing else. Ive pulled a many axles with just doing this. Its the easies way and doesnt screw up your alignment.
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