12 bolt differential pinion shaft removal

[dmjlambert]

Thanks for everybody's input. I finally got that shaft out by using a bigger hammer as suggested (significant hit). If the first thing you discover doing yours is a broken differential pinion shaft lock bolt, there's another post of mine about how I dealt with that.
To remove this one I used heat when breaking the lock bolt loose.

[54blackhornet]

You must have the patience of job !