Axle removal 8 3/4"

[gasserx]

I need to remove the axles to be able to drill some extra holes for the housings chassis mount.
I havent played around with these axles/housings before at all, so i was just wondering if i need a special tool to pull them out before i start, and if i need to replace bearing, gaskets etc before putting it together?

[dreracecar]

Most of the time the rears are set up with Olds bearing ends because of the rather large bearing size so its just the removal of the 4 retainer bolts  and a deadblow hammer

[gasserx]

Thanks dre