[John C]

Listen to people's contributions and accept you don't know everything.

That's good advice.

 

[John C]

There's a tool we used to call a pickle fork that's like 2 chisels side by side that is easier to use or:

Go to Autozone and borrow (for free) their ball joint separator.

Or, get a BFH and:

 

[John C]

OK, I'm confused. What is the OP trying to replace?

If you pop the stud out of the LAC, you can reattach it. If you wail on the ball joint with a hammer it's junk, IMHO, and you still have to release the stud to replace it.