tie rod ball joint removal

[glastron]

Does anyone know a way to pop the stud out of the spindel without using a pickel fork. Is it possible to losen the nut down to the end of the thread and hit it with a hammer? Or can you hit the spindle knuckle hard enough to allow the tapper to come free?

[yogi_123rd]

If you use the hammer, you'll damage the threads even when striking the loosened nut. The "pickel fork" is the way to go.

[hundahunta]

loosen the nut and put the nut back on a few threads and hit the spindle with a hammer... There is also a flat spot on the spindle where I strike it!

[rwood13]

I have had luck both hitting the flat on the arm and hitting the nut after I turned it over