8.25 outer bearing/seal replacement help

Please help me if you can.

I am replacing the outer axle bearings on my 8.25" axle. The axle shafts came out easily but I cannot get the bearings or seals out. I have the 2 jaw and 3 jaw attachments for the slide hammer but I still cannot get them out of there. In fact, I cant even get them to move AT ALL. The weird thing is, when I look at it, it almost looks like the axle housing and the seal/bearing is one piece, which I know must not be true but it is scaring the crap out of me to even look at it. It looks integrated. The jaws slipped at one point and destroyed the old bearing, so the vehicle can not even be put back together at this point. How do I get them out of there!?

The tool you need looks something like this:

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performa...9&cadevice=c&gclid=CPyKp_n4vccCFZU0aQodT70PDA

with the slide hammer that threads onto it. Free rental at Auto Zone.

The factory tool doesn't use a slide hammer, but instead a cup that slips onto the end of the axle tube to act as a solid pull point for the same type of hook. You can't rent that, so use the slide hammer.

Thanks for the response but I figured it out. The factory seal is like a cup that is sealed in there with a generous amount of RTV. Once I figured out how to pry the seal of, the double jaws worked well to remove the bearing. Sweetness. Now I can rest easy and pull it all back together tomorrow.

With the right tools the seal comes out with the bearing. Glad you figured it out. Use any common bearing race driver flipped over to drive the bearing and then the seal in if you don't have the dealer tools.