I have a 1993 Subaru Legacy L 4x4 wagon with a driver-side outer cvboot ripped in half. Noticed it after some thumping sounds in that wheel well showed up. Gonna replace the axle but I can't get the splined end out of the steering knuckle/hub! I have done everything to it, the latest being anchoring a beefy hub puller to the lug bolts that has a push rod pressing on the end of the axle sticking out through the hub. I crank as tightly as I possibly can on that push rod, then hit the end of it with a mallet with all my strength, all the while prepping with penetrating oil and heat from my propane torch. What the heck?? From what I read, the spline should NOT be stuck in there that hard. I have looked behind the steering knuckle a thousand times for some sort of retaining pin or something that's holding it in. Nothing. Following the Haynes manual to a T. Any ideas anyone? Anyone had the same problem? Anyone just wanna gripe at stuff that is way too stuck? I'm all ears. Thanks!
Carl