Thanks for all the great ideas. I did in fact get the damn thing off. It involved using a 48 inch farm jack and a chain and welded hooks on an old rim. Truly a work of art or maybe a mad mans wild nightmare -but it did come off and with a BANG. I used copious amounts of never seize on the axle when putting it back together, like that will make a difference. I did get the brakes working again and that's all that matters in the end. Again ,thanks for the input