Just got through doing this on my 99 Ram, sounds like you have everything off, the front retainer plate that's secured by the bolts on the backside that you removed, are all that retain the assy, other than the axle shaft nut assy, it's just a very tight fitting assy, don't use any heat, as that will compound the issuse, I started with a heavy duty scraper blade slowly driving it around the hub assy to remove it from the stepped bore