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I have a 96 vmax xt and bought USI skis and mounts for it. I'm trying to get my stock skis off and am having a few problems. The first problem is the collars that they used to spacers aren't coming off very easy. Any tricks to this? Also, the shaft that the collars on on that the bolt runs through needs to come out so I can cut it done. Hitting it with a hammer doesn't even budge it. Any tricks for this? Thanks!
can you turn the bolt but it wont come back out thru the ski and spindle hole? if so, you can use a make shift press by using a large socket that will clear the diameter head of the bolt, then using a large c clamp apply pressure to it, it will usually push them back thru and you can get them loose with penetrating oil. You may also have to use a air chisel with a point tip on to get it out the last bit once you get it moved. Those things rust inside the collars and weld themselves together.
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I can get the bolt out but I can't remove the spindle. The collars took a lot of work but I think I can get the other 2 off. I just can't get the spindle to budge.