You need to get a ball joint press, pickle fork or separator (my pref), if its going to be one time use go to Harbor Freight

 

Pickle fork or separator, some heat and anger management with a large hammer should do the trick. Be patient and it will come out.

 

Thanks for the help. It wasn't the narrow tapered end that was giving me fits. I already had that taken care of. It was the ball joint itself that was pressed into the axle housing that was causing the issue. No worries. I finally got it figured out and put back together.

 

i hear ya
it's a pain. i had a 12 ton bottle jack between the frame and BJ and it was lifting the truck us
so on came some heat and an air chisel with a flat tip to hammer on the outside of the housing

all that was after i cut the taper off the balljoint so i could get a flat surface LOL

I now have a c clamp and adapters that should work better