Update.
I went out the next day, earplugs in place, and attacked one race with
fiberglass reinforced cutting discs in my dremel. I had the local
classic rock station cranked up such that it sounded reasonable over
the dremel and through the earplugs. The neighbors surely wondered
why I was playing "Fat Bottom Girls" at 150dB in my garage. "And
George, look at those sparks flying in there!"
Slow work. I finally broke through a portion of the race. Got
impatient and decided to press again. Crank. Crank. POP. Hey!?
Alright.
Now I'm feeling like the Mighty Master Mechanic, so I put the other
knuckle in the press. Crank. Crank. POP. Huh!?
Well, they came free. I had cranked on that press like the dickens
before and had nothing but sweat to show. Maybe it was the barometric
pressure. I don't know. But thanks for the advice, everyone.
Upon inspecting the knuckles, there was neither rust nor loctite, just
a little greasey schmutz. I cleaned them up with some mineral spirits
and #800 crocus cloth and now they SHINE.
--
Matt Liggett <mml@pobox.com>
Bloomington, Indiana
USA
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