Update, axle out of the bearing/knuckle. No need to mess with the ball joints in the bottom of the knuckle, just unbolt the straight lower control arm from the subframe; wiggle the axle out. I did need to separate the ball joint for the steering tie rod.

You will probably need some flavor of press, the kind that bolts to the hub and uses a large bolt to force the axle out. I have a generic axle puller and it wouldn't budge it. Same thing to get it back in, a thin wall threaded adapter screws onto the axle end and pulls it into the bearing/hub. The set I bought included both.

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