Can not find any post about rear axles.

08 sportsman 500 efi. I am changing the left rear axle and having ungodly issues with it. First I tried a axle puller.the half shaft split. So tried prying the yoke off the trans to no avail. Even used a little heat with it that was a big no. So took it out side and chained it to a tree drilled 2 holes in the yoke for a bolt to slip through it, and put a chain on it and other end to my truck. The bolt bent. I oiled it up good a couple times, Tonight I lubed it up again and letting it sit overnight,gonna try again in the morning. Am I missing something? I did do a couple gogle searches and tried everything that I found. Anyone have any other suggestions? If I do ever get this off I will be using antisieze and thinking about putting a light coat of silicone around the axle where it meets trans. This is ridiculous.