I have been doing some work on the drive of ST193 and need to remove the ST17A assembly, the pin that it pivots on and that secures it to the frame ( ST3002 ) is rusted in solid!! I have removed the center bolt that secures it.. used a drift and hammer, a drift and sledge, used a blue wrench to heat up the outside and tried as best as I can to soak it with oil. My concern now is that (1) my pounding on the shaft ends might end up peening them wider and causing more problems and (2) that the pivot arms of the ST17A are going to be damaged.
does anybody have experience or ideas to share? otherwise I am going to saw the ST3002 and carrier tube on either side inboard of the ST17A pivot arms to get that out of the way while I really beat the heck out of what will be left of the pivot pin.
does anybody have experience or ideas to share? otherwise I am going to saw the ST3002 and carrier tube on either side inboard of the ST17A pivot arms to get that out of the way while I really beat the heck out of what will be left of the pivot pin.