Been somewhat tardy on updating the blog but I have been in the garage.  We had a few days of heavy snow two weeks ago and the bikes that had to be stored outside so that I can move around looked a little sad.

I started work on the stub axel and created an elaborate puller using an 8mm threaded bar and some suitably sized sockets.

However, all I achieved was a stripped bar and sore hands so I reverted to more basic methods using a hacksaw and a big hammer and punch.  This was much more effective.

With the bushes removed I turned my attention to cleaning up some of the components.  Before and after: