Hi Norm,
It sure looks like the pulley will fit through now. Much better.
I still do not think my pulley is original. It fitted over a ground-down original Victa blade boss not straight on to the shaft. If it is the original its much modified and quite neatly in a lathe unlike the blade boss which was just roughly ground.
It worked fine and its easy to get the pulley off by just undoing the nut. At least the pulley is the right size.
Thanks
Jeff