Stripped ball joint nut, need advice for removal.
 

I was going to replace my bushings for front upper control arms. Used my $5 press tool but trying to press the bushing through started bending the control arm. Well shit, might as well order new ones. Go back and start trying to get control arm off. Castle nut rusted as fuck and cotter pin jammed and rusted into it, ends just broke off trying to get it through. Knocked off as much of the pin as i could and started on the castle nut. As it is both rusted on and probably the cotter pin remnants are still giving resistance, i got about 2 or 3 full turns of the castle nut before it's just stripped now. Should i just say fuck it and replace the spindle along with the control arm? Is there a way to get this thing off without destroying more of the assembly?

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Could I cut the control arm off and try to access the ball joint from the top to BFH it through the other way?

Chisel the nut off (threads are shot anyway), and pop that ball out.

Ill try that thanks

that worked!!! It's a good thing it was a castle nut, thanks for the advice.

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a chisel.