Just use a mallet and knock it off the strut.

For the LOWER BALL JOINT I hammer in a chisel into the split to open it up. Oh and I go to town with PB Blaster on ANYTHIG that is a fastener or a contact zone between two parts that need to be separated.

2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi #1 for Bendix Brakes Kits! Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55 AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70 Gutted pre-cats $80/set A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!