to remove spindles is very easy remove cotter keys and back of nuts leaving about 2/3 turns of threads so when ball joint breaks loose the spring doesn't get you!!! take the shock out if you are removing the spring. Put full spring preasure on the ball joint/spindle taper. Now turn the spindles in or out so that you can hit with a bfh at the point where the ball joint taper/spindle are together.wack it real hard several times and the ball joint will pop apart. now do it to the other ball joint and other side baall joints. If you hit it in the taper spot the spring preasure will pull it apart. It takes some thought as to how to hit it at the right spot and get enough force but I have done it this way for several years. It may also help you if you wedge the "tuning fork" in between the spindle/ball joint. with the tie rods loose it will sometimes give you more room. now that you have the springs out try wedging the tuning fork in between the ball joint/spindle and hitting it hard in the taper
connman
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