[adrianw]

Hi,

I have been slowly taking my donor bike to bits and I now have an issue in that the drive shaft will not part company from the output shaft of the gear box.

It still has the universal joint from the rear hub attached as well as it is showing little sign of wanting to come apart either.

In the factory book it suggets a little prying and it should slip off - in this case no amount of prying, propane heat or penetrating oil or shock and unlock spray has made it move at all.

I have another re-built gear box so plan B is to take the entire gear box and the chemically bonded shaft drive off and place on the shelf.

Before I do Plan B - anyone got any tips for getting the drive shaft to release the output spline of the box?

Or for that matter to let go of the universal joint from the rear hub?

Looking at the amount rust around the universal joint, the best guess if that the snap ring is a chemical soup bonding the splines hence the not moving.

Cheers

Adrian