You need a deep well socket large enough to fit the nut, I forget what size it actually is, but it's in the 2 1/2 inch ish category. That nut is not massively tight as it is used for bearing preload, so it's not difficult to get off. Rest assured that the person in front of you who was inside that axle 20yrs ago used a hammer and chisel to get the nut off and back on. If you have a decent tool store nearby, you can find the right size axle socket (cheap made thin walled metal socket) once you measure the nut.
When you pull the axles out, be careful because the ball bearings holding the knuckles together like to fall out and hide themselves in hard to find places. With the axles out and the balls installed in the knuckles, check for play in the knuckles. Also mic the balls because they will be worn, as will the knuckles. You can buy metric ball bearings (I believe you are looking for 20mm, which is approximately 1mm larger than the factory 3/4in balls that came originally). I've had good luck using the slightly larger metric balls as replacements which absorb a decent amount of the slop that has worn into the knuckles.
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