Well, I am trying to change steering over to a rack and pinion set up, but of course much of the things, including one of the joints on the shaft needs to be replaced so I must remove a dowel to proceed. Problem is that damn dowel is tightly seated and doesn't budge. Tried penetrating oil, heat on the shaft, etc, etc...but it's not budging. Directions just say to hit it with a punch and hammer...sounds super easy!

Anyways, do you all have some magic to remove this?

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