if you are beating them with a hammer and not using a
punch i would venture to say that you are not delivering
100 percent of the hammer force on the stud....you are
probably forcing the studs to the side, bottom or the top.
move the hammer away from the stud and then drive it directly to the stud(straight on) and it will back out...
i used a 2 to 3 lb. hammer and they came out very easy....
remember they are very tight and you have to hit them directly to drive them out(you cant just go nuts with a hammer and expect them to move)....
get a good sized punch they are cheap...
