Thanks for your additional replies. Yesterday I called around to the local and not so local auto machine shops and found out they do not do "push work". So I went to harbor Freight and brought their 8 ton press, modified it a bit for the size of the kingpin, have a proper setup and am resigned to the patient process of pressure, repetitive careful heating, penetrating oil and time. I am going to get a gallon of penetrating oil and soak the joint. Last night, after a careful heating cycle, I did hear a pop!
Hopefully it is true from what I have read on other threads, this axel does not require oversize bushings/reaming unless they are worn. According to the machine shops, that is $80.00 per joint. $80 here and $80 there adds up to big money fast, which is the basic story of these restorations.
