I do it the same way you do Russel, brace a heavy hammer on backside of spindle and hit the opposite side and out she pops without a problem. No offence...but I would like to see anyone take one out of some of the older ford trucks with a screw driver and dead blow hammer. I have replaced many tie rods on Big rig trucks and always used the same method...whack on the spindle side and out it pops.
