Hello RogerW and Sen Tech Norm
I do have some ideas and comment ...

I guess you've read what I have said about the imperial.
It was a copy of the Ransomes Mk 7 Minor that came to AUS
via NZ's Morrison version.

The final drive sprocket has a LH thread.
Generally, this can be released by a piece of soft wood and
soft mallet blow to the sprocket..

A plan B would be a fabricated tool to grab the sprocket and
using an impact wrench for shock loading. Norm's experience shines
through there.

It is annoying that Ransomes had thought this through, and
had a solution. They slotted the other side of the roller shaft, and had
a cut-out access point on the RH side. This enable the gripping of the
roller shaft.

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Victa did not do this.
Plan A first. I hope that makes sense.

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Jack

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