Adriatic posted:I think the stud was already a little looser than most. The shell pin doesn't make contact with anything but frame and shell.
Hi, Adriatic. I didn't think the shell pin moved the gear axle. I assume it was the repeated impact of hammering it out. But even that is a bit mysterious - the axle has so little mass that you'd think even a tiny bit of friction would hold it in place. It must have been just sitting loose in there.
Unfortunately the tapping (and rapping, and solid thunking) on the case that I've done in the other direction does not move it back outward.
Thank you for the other advice, especially holding the brushes in place. If I decide to try to take it apart and reassemble (which is looking less and less probable), I'm certain that will come in handy.
-- D
