Originally Posted by meborder

ive heard the break drum trick works pretty well to pull axles.

take the drum off and put it over the studs backwards (inside of the drum facing toward you)

then thread the nuts over the stud just far enough that they wont come off ( couple three full turns)

then pull on the drum as hard as you can repeatedly until the axle comes .... poor man's slide hammer/axle puller tool.

never tried it, but i've heard it works like a charm .... good luck!