This picture from
dville shows the method...
From page 4 of "the thread"...
https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...minutes-4.html
*edit* I should add, I didn't lever the joint apart - I used a soft metal drift to "tap" the CV joint inner, on the shoulder right where the axle seats, to "pop" the circlip free.. axle just slid out... I had a helper putting a pulling tension on the hub and I used the vice grips to secure the axle, so we didn't pull the inner CV apart.