Thanks grumpy for your reply.
I tried tapping it back as you suggested, but it is sitting pretty flush against the axle plate and also flush with the end of the axle.
My best bet at this point is to get the mower repair fellow to remove it for me when I take it down to be sharpened.
On that score, I had one quote of $200 to get it and the sole plate sharpened which seems a bit expensive to me. Hopefully my local mower man will give me a more reasonable figure.
Dave
