Maybe you swing the hammer like a girl? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif JUST KIDDING! The steering arm is close to the last thing that I do when lifting a truck. I put the passenger side tire on and have all of the weight of the truck supported on it and a jack positioned under the driver side u-bolts (no jackstands under the frame). I feel that it is easier when the axle is supported like this so that the force from your hammer can apply pressure to the arm/knuckle connection rather than having it's energy absorbed by a loosly supported axle. Apply force through the entire hammer swing, not just enough to get the hammer moving. Watch the three cone washers(the things under the 3 nuts that you took off), when they look loose you can use a vice grips or channel locks to remove them, it helps to use a twisting motion as you pull up as if you were removing a nut. I took the arm off of my buddies 1984 K5 a few days ago; it only took 8 hits with no PB Blaster or other penetrant and we live in the glorious rust belt also. No, I'm not a monster or a brute, I'm a little scrawny a$$ that weighs in at 132 pounds (I could be the poster boy for the stick people), so I know you can do it. Keep swingin' /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
