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you remove the QR from the axle. one side of the axle should face upward/to you, the hub-bearing covers are removed so that you can see your red rubber bearing covers. now hold the hubshell firmly in one hand and hit the axle with a mallet. you should see the opposite bearing coming out of the hubshell with each hit. repeat until axle with bearing falls out. remove bearing from axle, re-insert the axle in hub, remove other side bearing.
I like the sound of this - attempts to dislodge the axle using the 'hub shell resting on something' technique have proven fruitless so far. What do I hit? The QR?