• Well WD40 worked, plus I replaced the bit of wood that protects the axle with hardboard so the wood wasn't dampening the thwacks as much. All bearings now out. Now to put the new ones in. Hub is this (exploded diagram). So do I just stack everything up including the freehub and start tightening with a QR? The main problem I see is that I'll end up pushing the old bearings onto the axle as well...

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