Need to remove the divers side axle shaft on my 2003 dodge ram 1500... Have everything off and the front diff cover off already not sure how to get the shaft to come out of the differential... I'm aware there are two snap rings on the axle shaft and one is inside the differential housing. Any help?

SOURCE: How do I remove the front axle shafts in a 2003 Dodge 2500 4x4?

they just pop out. i get behind then and pop them out with a screw driver or small pry bar

SOURCE: I need to remove the front axle out of the

when removing the front axle i believe that you must open the front differential cover and inside the dana you will see a small 8mm bolt located on the spider gear center it holds the pin bar in place and the pin bar holds both the upper and lower gears in place with a small washer below them. be careful when you pull the pin bar out to make sure the gears stay in place (upper and lower) do not let the washer fall out of the spider cage assembly. Then, carefully slide the U pin that holds the axle in (there are two of them one for the left axle and one for the right). Once the U pin slides off the axle the axle should slide all the way out of the whole differential - Note if the U pin you see at the end of the axle does not come off easy just push the axle IN ward towards the center of the differential and then slide it out with a small screw driver ..