i'd say the vice and socket wrench socket method, or otherwise c-clamp if you don't have a vice. I tried the hammer like all heck method. didn't work at all. So i had to switch to the drill and hammer like all heck method. that's how i got mine out. but it sure isn't recommended. I would think it would be near impossible to just cut the spindle. They're probably made of the hardest steel on the entire bike.