• Thanks for that. Stupid on my part... I'd so much been expecting a cone that I was blinded by my preconceptions!

    Managed to tap the axle out. My wife had actually said with a skant glance much earlier yesterday evening... "can't you just push that out". I really need to listen more!

    Still need to try to pop the bearings out which looks trickier. Needle bearings at the crank end and roller bearings in cage as can be seen in the photos.

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