Originally Posted by
Monster Pete
I had to use some not-so-precise techniques. The wrench I have is similar to a pipe wrench. I set the jaws just too close to fit around the right-hand ball ring (in engineering we'd call it a force fit.) Then, with the hub in a vice, bashed it over with a hammer, giving a good grip on the ring. Having got a solid grip on it, it then just unscrewed from the hub without a problem.
I did have to do something similar to get the ball ring out of one of mine a while ago, only I clamped the ball ring gently in a vice and turned the rim. Just out of interest, does the hub have the "No Intermediate Gear" system where the driver has pawls on it, or is it the old-fashioned pronged driver? The NIG ones were produced in the UK for a few years, I'm just curious as to exactly when they started, this might shed some light.