Thanks for the good read guys. I've enjoyed the humor in this. We can laugh, because we have been there before. But hey, it's those cones that keep you alive on the road. It's kind of nice they don't just pop off.
Since your replacing the arm anyways.Take a 4 1/2" grinder with a cut off wheel and cut into the side of it towards the cones.Becareful not to hit the knuckle.Once you get a cut to the cones they will come out easily.
WOW this has been a fun thread to read, i think that everyone else wanted those arms off more than 1986 suburban did hahahaha, it made me laugh even harder because i'm going to be taking my arms off my toyo axle tomorrow hahaha