I got it off using a Slide Hammer. I contacted a friend who worked at a dealership in the city I have resided in for nearly 70 years. His dad owned the dealership and he wrenched in the back for a for decades. He said that they used a slide hammer. I fashioned an adapter to fit my live axle puller and it came off in a single light pull. It surprised me a bit because I was thinking it was welded with age.