Well, first of all my cunning plan wasn't cunning enough. After a few days of soaking and then welding the yoke on still nothing would budge.
The first image below was my crude attempt to contain the anti-rust liquid. I then decide to initiate plan B. I rested the digger bucket on the haybob and jacked the wheel stalk, rotor, etc. out of the machine. Then I rested the rotor up in the air on some blocks and persuaded the stalk c/w sleeve that it really woudl be better if it came apart sensibly !
I now have the stalk and sleeve in the workshop. I have removed the bearing and the insert. Tomorrow I cut the yoke off that I assiduously welded on to the stalk earler
and then get some heat around the thing.
Two questions if I may.
1. The wheel stalk has a crank in it as can be seen so that the wheel can either lean backwards or forwards when assembled. I seem to remember that they were like this when new. Am I correct ?
2. I also seem to remember that the wheels were a pig to remove. We took ours off all those years ago to fit sensible tyres. I can't see any circlips or anything and I think it just brute force and ignorance to remove them unless anyone has a better idea ?
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