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bash the leg of the pin that's sticking out with a sledge hammer to loosen it up
Did you read anything the op has posted he said he has already cut it off
The mushroom isnt holding me back. Its barely deformed, despite what the pic looks like, and certainly not strong enough to stop it from being driven out.
The back side of the ball mount is solid- its not open.
It sure seems like the entire ball mount is solid- not hollow. What are the chances of that?
I just cut the other side of the pin flush with the mount, and have a pencil sized hole going through the middle of the pin.
I put a steel punch in the hole when it was about halfway through and pounded on it again, both ways, and it showed no signs of moving
Not sure what my next step is.
Im thinking of slowly working my way up to larger diameter hole... and then.... not sure?