Back rear tire started making really weird noise. Turns out we need a new rear wheel bearing. We have a mechanic working on our '13 XF (trying to save $1000 the dealership wants to charge us!!!!!) he's tried everything possible, but the axle is not coming out of the bearing or hub assembly. There's a video of someone doing it very simply (of course) but due to some rust and corrosion, it's just not budging.

Anyone have any recommendations on how to get it out?

 

You need an industrial level hub puller or lots of heat and patience. I wrecked 2 hub pullers trying to get my hub off and ended up taking it to my local garage who charged me an extra hour's labour to remove it.

 

I used a hub puller from advance auto loan tool program soaked my right rear wheel bearing 2012 XF for 3 days in penetrating fluid even with that i had to hit end of tool with small sledge hammer and turn tool in with an impact gun ,took a lot of patients but it finally gave way bearing comes out of the hub assembly easily after that ,total cost was 40.00 for the bearing