Spindle stuck on

[NH82]

So I decided to lower my truck. Got in the drop spindles and found some time to get started. Everything was going well until I got to pulling the spindle off the lower ball joint. To put it simply, it's stuck. I tried a two arm puller and I just bent the puller. I've hit it, used a 36" crowbar, sprayed it with PB. Anyone have any other ideas??

 

[foamypirate]

Put the spring back in and lift the control arm with a jack and put the upper balljoint back into the spindle (loosely) if you have already loosened the upper ball joint. Then loosen the lower ball joint nut (DO NOT REMOVE IT or else when the arm pops loose the spring could shoot out and injure or kill you), and start whacking the side of the spindle by the ball joint. The shock from the hammer and the pressure from the spring should pop it loose. You won't hurt the spindle as long as you hit it squarely. It helps to use two hammers and hit both sides at the same time.

 

[350runner]

Put the spring back in and lift the control arm with a jack and put the upper balljoint back into the spindle (loosely) if you have already loosened the upper ball joint. Then loosen the lower ball joint nut (DO NOT REMOVE IT or else when the arm pops loose the spring could shoot out and injure or kill you), and start whacking the side of the spindle by the ball joint. The shock from the hammer and the pressure from the spring should pop it loose. You won't hurt the spindle as long as you hit it squarely. It helps to use two hammers and hit both sides at the same time.

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Sent from the dust in front of you!

 

[highdesertrange]

pickle fork. highdesertranger

 

[da_raabi]

Yea the pickle fork has always worked for me when pulling spindles at the junk yard.

 

[NH82]

Thank you for the help!! Got it off with a few good whacks and a few choice words. Both sides now dropped. On to the rear drop.