I've done three of them so far. In both cases, they came out with out much trouble. But having heard the tales of some stuck perches, I was making my plans , just in case. One of my plans included putting a bar through the bore of the perch and twisting it to "break" the hold of the rust. Tapping on the bore of the axle while it's saturated with a penetrant is another. Heating it is another.
Reassembling it with a generous amount of anti-seize compound provides both a physical and a chemical barrier to moisture. You will probably never have to take it apart again, but, what if........ Make it easy on yourself and the next owner.
Terry
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Originally Posted by john charlton
Sometimes the perch will not press out of the axle .Sadly in the past I have bent an axle using a 50 ton press (not my press ) Drilling it out would have been the solution .Luckily over the years I have accrued more axles so I don't need to straighten it yet !!! In many perches the bush is worn through and worn into the perch itself . If the damage is not too bad I fit the new bush, cut a slot and MIG this and the exposed bush ends to the perch . This does mean you cannot drive the bush out again but this fix will last way past my lifetime . And also gives the perch an extra lease of life .
John in lovely sunny summers Day Suffolk County England .
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