I'm Stuck what do I do now? SOLVED Due to your Help

Re: I'm Stuck what do I do now?

CanukNortonNut said:

Apply a combination of the two. Use a short piece of pipe with a washer or deeps socket and apply tension on the shaft by turning the nut in. Then strike it with a blow from the other end with the wood block between as GP suggested. It will come out.
Turn the nut on the shaft in = Tension…then a smack. Wind in more tension then a smack etc. etc. Take it eeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz. 8)
Regards,
CNN

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Philo

I think the above is the right plan. To help your understanding, the cradle has a large-bore tube, inside which are press-fitted a number of rubber "doughnuts". Bonded into the centre of the doughnuts is another steel tube through which the offending stud passes. The stud has corroded into the inner steel tube and the stud rotates because the whole assembly is turning in the outer tube. You need to get penetrating oil along the stud and into that inner tube, but I'm not really sure how best to do this. Maybe put the frame on its side and let gravity help? Be patient and give the oil time to work, but If you have to resort to cutting, the cups, shims,spacers & washers between the cradle & frame can be sacrificed - you'll want to replace these with "vernier" adjusters anyway. Just don't cut the frame or cradle!

A thought occurs to me - you said you want to send the frame for powder coating. Are you satisfied the frame is straight? There's a pretty high probability that a bike of this age has been "down the road" at some time in its life. Now would be a good time to have it checked, before you start spending money.........

Mitch

Re: I'm Stuck what do I do now?

Success!! Thanks to everyone who posted advice...you really helped me.

Here's the offending part and the tools used to remove it:


It took a long time... almost a week. I'm sure I would have broken something if it weren't for your advice. I finally cut the shaft with the cut off wheel you see in the picture... and I still had to do a lot of pounding with a drift and a wooden block as GPaul suggested.

Here's a view of my frame now.

I am very happy... Thank you all.