Snap Ring holding axle in place

I did not say that you have to remove the clip to take the axle out of the housing. You take the axle out of the housing by removing the nuts from the studs that are holding the retaining plate on the housing.
As I stated above I was addressing the statement that the clip was to keep the axle from going further into the housing. As I said before that is not the purpose of the clip the clip is to keep you from losing the axle going down the road.
Go ahead and shoot all the film you want to I've already posted 4 pictures that shows that that is the case.