pitman arm off drag link Help????

Pickle forks are really hard on joints. I never use them. Two hammers work very well. Hold one hammer against the outside of the tapered part of the "joint" and smack the other side really hard with the other hammer. You don't hit the balljoint part, or the treads or anything, you hit the part that the threaded part of the joint slides through. It's pressed into the tapered hole, and a few good whacks will cause it to fall loose. If you loosened the nut first, of course. I was taught this method by a suspension mechanic that had been doing it for decades before he showed me. I've also seen it demonstrated on websites that sell front end parts. I've used this method on dozens of cars. It works great, as long as you don't use a Harbor Freight hammer. The head will pop off.