So I just pull out the half shaft off the splines and it will be off? I was able to pull on it when I was working on it earlier and it seemed to be popping out where the rubber boot is covering, was that it coming out and I just had to pull a little more? Or are you saying to pry it off closer to the diff
EDit: I was still typing this when you posted pics above.
Where the Boots are are the inside knuckles, you don't want to pull or over bend those.
at the end of the shaft after the boot inbound and at the end is the Metal POT also refered to as a Hardy spicer. It is very large and then steps down to a smaller piece about an inch and a half in diameter at the very end.
Inside that piece is splined and in the middle about an inch it has a round slot.
The diff assy end is made of aluminum which is the housing.
Coming out of the housing is the Diff axle shaft which is through the seal and sticks out about 2 inches as well. It too is splined and has a circle cut into it about an inch into it or halfway from what you would see.
On that diff axle spline cutout sits a Circular C type clip.
The splined 1/2 shaft pot is slid onto the splined axle diff shaft until the diff axle clip meets the cutout spot inside the pot and then expands and clips into its place....This is what secures the 1/2 shaft in place.
In order to remove the halfshaft from the secured installed position, sufficient force must be applied to separate the two or allow the clip to be squeezed enough back into the cutout hole to be able to clear and travel out of the pot/the pot travel off the spline of the diff axle.
hopefully this makes sense. Once off you can look inside the pot and see the machined splines and the circle cutout on the 1/2 shaft.
the axle sticking out of the diff will have a rubber 0-ring and the clip remaining on it. Installation requires a good push until it clicks into place then you cannot pullit back out by hand only jiggle it ever so slightly back and forth indicating a good fit.