Team Rukus

Hey guys.
I am pulling my motor out from my ek civic.
its a gsr motor.
the problem i am having is that basically i took everything out.
from the linkage to the wires, lines, hoeses etc....
loosened the mounts but left the bolts still on
hooked it up to an engine hoist and everything.
but my problem is that the axel does not wanna come out of the spindle wheel bearing.

i used a punch and taped it in the middle
i bolted the nut back on a little and hit it with a hammer
nothing.

what can i do?
i already took off the castle nut for the top of the spindle
i already took of the fork bolt and nut
also the lower control arm nut and got the spindle basially being held up by the tie rod and brake lines but when i was trying to take off the axel i bolted all the nuts loosely so the spindle wouldnt be moving around.

i checked the how-to's when i did a search and all its saying is to tap the axel lightly but that didnt work and i even used alot of force and that still didnt work.

need help asap please.....

also would i be able to take the axel off from the engine instead without taking the outter part of the axel out of the spindle?
is there enough clearance?