7.25 axle removal.....HELP!

WOW. I am starting my 8.75 swap in my '75 Scamp. I want to use the packing plates from the 7.25. I can not remove the axle. No clips on these according to my '75 FSM, How the hell do you get these off? I am still working on the left side. Seems pressed in - I know it isn't.
I removed the 5 flange nuts. I put an old drum on backward and bolted her down. I have SLAMMED this with a BFH. HELP.