You're one of the lucky ones - go out and buy a lottery ticket. I pried and pounded on that outer axle connection for over an hour with practically every tool in my garage, and it wouldn't budge a micron. Many others have had the same experience, and were forced to remove the inside splined connection, which makes the job take five times as long.

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2003 X5 4.4i
1992 Porsche 968
2007 328i
2014 Subaru Forester XT