this is a thread bump i dont feel too bad about because at least this one is from this year.

all the viscount threads have helped me a great deal, really thanks to all you viscount mechanics here on BF, made my life less stressful

right now my problem is hammering out the spindle. i have been using a pretty strong rubber mallet because i dont want to damage the spindle but i can not get this baby loose. i have stepped up the hardness of the mallet and just cant get this thing to budge.

any tips for hammering this thing out with out damaging the spindle? (the phil wood replacement is $88 so i wanna keep this thing intact)
thanks for any help guys!