Couple of tips for ya;
Get a wire brush on those exposed threads before trying to undo them. You'd be surprised how a tiny piece of crud can bind up a nut, no matter how much penetrating spray (or WD40 if that's your thing) you put on.
Leave the nut on the track rod end ball joint thread, just undo it till it's at the end before smacking it with a hammer. But, there is no need if you hold a hammer face tight against the BJ body, and smack the other side of the BJ with another hammer. Comes out all time for me and no need to smack the threaded part. Or you can buy a BJ seperator...
When seperating the hub from the strut, use a sump plug tool. Simply put the 8mm sqaure end into the gap at the strut clamp and turn 90'. It'll spread the clamp allowing the hub to come away from the strut with mere hand power. Plus, if you leave the sump plug tool in the hub, it makes it easy to put back on.
Get a wire brush on those exposed threads before trying to undo them. You'd be surprised how a tiny piece of crud can bind up a nut, no matter how much penetrating spray (or WD40 if that's your thing) you put on.
Leave the nut on the track rod end ball joint thread, just undo it till it's at the end before smacking it with a hammer. But, there is no need if you hold a hammer face tight against the BJ body, and smack the other side of the BJ with another hammer. Comes out all time for me and no need to smack the threaded part. Or you can buy a BJ seperator...
When seperating the hub from the strut, use a sump plug tool. Simply put the 8mm sqaure end into the gap at the strut clamp and turn 90'. It'll spread the clamp allowing the hub to come away from the strut with mere hand power. Plus, if you leave the sump plug tool in the hub, it makes it easy to put back on.