removing Steering Dampener

I am trying to replace my steering dampener but am having an unexpected hell of a time. The end with the bolt through the eye came apart perfectly fine. The end with the pin out the side through the steering rod is my problem. I removed the castle nut but I just cant get that attached lug through the rod! Its not threaded into that rod is it? My replacement part certainly isnt. It just looks like its a pressed in fitting because of the tapered shank. I tried a hammer, I tried ball join fork, I tried a pully puller.

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Wow thats such an awsome feature. Very cool of you not to burn him with a useless put down. Thats why I love this Site. I like this thread it helped me when I first learned to seach. Removing steering stabilizer? Still cant allways find what I need.:angel:

XJedi23 said:

Wow thats such an awsome feature. Very cool of you not to burn him with a useless put down. Thats why I love this Site. I like this thread it helped me when I first learned to seach. Removing steering stabilizer? Still cant allways find what I need.:angel:

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Thanks. Related links has saved my butt more than once, and why be rude with a useless put down? No point...