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Well to report back some good news the pulley puller and I won the battle. I would have never been able to get it off by hand. The first pop almost made me soil my pants along with the following five pops. While cleaning up the spindle I noticed a little slop. I threw a dial indicator on it and meas...

Well after spraying it for most of the day and trying to wiggle it back and forth it still remains on the head. Tomorrow we head out to Harbor Freight for a pulley puller. I have needed one in the past but always made my own tools. This time I dont have any scrap pieces around and 12.99 just makes i...

"How old is that MK5?" I want to say it is the 1984 Model because it has a rough paint job and all the other year models have a smooth finish. It also has the 1 1/8 hp motor. My plan is to fully restore it along with all the accessories. The MK5 was sitting in a barn with a dirt floor and ...

Thanks Dick, I should have said this in the original post but I used break free and squirted it into the set screw hole. I will try it in the drill press mode. It makes sense that it would do a better coverage area.

Hey everyone, first post/question. I am restoring a Mark V and well the blade has been on the machine for 10 years. I removed the set screw and the sucker will not come off. I live by the saying if your using a hammer you must be doing something wrong. Well I gave it a couple of smacks with no luck....