Rear axle removal

[benebob]

My brat needs new rear wheel bearings for inspection so I planned to take it apart then take the hubs to the shop to have new ones pressed in. Problem is the axles won't budge. Took the pins out, removed the inner arm (part of the hub), dropped the rear axle. Best I could do was rip one of the boots and yank the rest out. Didn't help much. In fact I managed to put a hole in the arm wacking on it with a punch. I've had wd-40 in there for 2 days and still not a bit of movement. Any ideas? I really don't want a HA HA but 0% runs out tomorrow night so it looks like the Brat and the Jetta might be gone unless someone has a solution.

Oh yeah, YES THE SPRING PINS ARE OUT!