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Old 07-02-2020, 03:07 PM   #39
foreverunderway
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Originally Posted by menzies View Post
Both. Directly hit with a rubber mallet, indirectly with a small sledge on a piece of 2/4. No movement. I will keep soaking in PB Blaster and trying.

One other thing. Yesterday it was 98 here. I took off all of the other gypsy wheels etc. and laid them on a drop cloth on the fore deck. When it came time to put them back on I couldn't even touch them, they were so hot. Had to cover them for a while before getting them back on!
If you start beating on that you are going to blow the shaft seal. The brass should heat much faster than the stainless shaft
I can't see how that wouldn't solve your problem easily. However, the home made puller would also do the trick.

Just stop beating on it. It isn't an uncooperative child. lol
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