after leaving a squirt of WD on the stub overnight, success after giving it a few hits with a hammer and tube on the inner sleeve and then giving my gear puller a second go, this time rotating it 90° a couple of times before it started moving. You could feel the resistance fade as it slid away from the rusted part.
It now spins like a prize spinner wheel after I replaced the worn bearing with a good one I took out of a busted wheel I had lying around.
I can see how effective that puller set would be AVB!
Last edited by Mowerfreak; 13/12/2204:58 PM.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
