Separating stuck inner tie rod ends

That was smart. Normally, I do my best to avoid hitting things with a hammer. Although sometimes that's all there is, but I leave it as a last resort. There's always a tool "for something".
Hammers are for driving nails and beating the **** out of a pos when you are pissed off. With the exception of a body hammer. I don’t use one for any thing other than the 2 uses I stated.