The manual states that you need to screw in a M8 bolt and withdraw shaft. Yeah right! This one is jammed solid and I am worried that I might break something before it comes out.
Does anyone have any top tips on how to remove it? I've thought about fabricating some sort of slide hammer from a long bolt. But in the meantime if any can give advice please tell.
I used a long M8 bolt threaded through a piece of steel bar.
As I tightened the bolt the steel bar became a lever or Jack screw type of tool.
I just went to look for the tool I made, but could not find it.
I'll look again in the morning and post a picture if I find it.
It came out!!!!
It took an entire day and a lot of sweat. I ended up welding two five inch M8 bolts together. I gripped the bottom with a pair of vise grips and belted hell out of it for a couple of hours with a 5lb lump hammer. I also used a pencil flame torch to heat up the alloy casing. It gradually started to move 1/2 mm at a time.
When it finally came out, the shaft was quite corroded on the surface. Before I reassemble it I will clean both the shaft and casing with emery and reassemble with lubri-plate grease.