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Hey guys. Attempting to remove my driver's side CV axle for a transmission rebuild but the stupid thing WILL NOT move out. It spins freely but just won't pop and slide out. I've already bent one prybar. Thoughts?

Hi guys, first thread here but multi-year reader and CRX lover. 

After having my '87 Si on stands for a week installing a whole ton of new stuff (trans mount, brake booster, master cylinder, shift linkage bushings) I put my new wheels on an took Lil Red for a spin. On a downshift I noticed a knocking coming from the engine bay, and investigated later. I narrowed it down to a loose flywheel (clutch isntalled ~12,000 ago) or a bad input shaft bearing, and a local mechanic confirmed it as input shaft bearing failure.

After calling around to the local honda dealers it turned out they couldn't get it, and nobody online seems to have a bearing available. O'Reilly's does have a sketchy rebuild kit available, but I hesitate to special order that if there's something else available. Any advice on that front would be fantastic. 

I suppose a new transmission would probably work too, though it seems like overkill consider the current tranny has 130,000 on it. Unfortunately there aren't a whole lot of Rexes here in the Northern Plains either, so finding one has been impossible so far. Thoughts?