I gave the gaps half-hearted taps with a chisel, but not too hard, because it's low to the ground and I could barely see what I was doing. I'll lay on the ground and try again. (I thought of getting the Sky Lift, until I saw the price) Yes, I've been sort of thinking of dropping the wheel out with the forks, idly at the back of my mind. I have replacement wheels. New forks, spindles. I'd prefer to reuse the discs though. So, yes, remove the forks as you suggest, but no hurry to remove the spindle. The rim will need sending away for straightening anyway. And I've wondered about getting heat to it - I've got the little blowtorch I got for doing the heatshrink when I removed the datatool alarm. I wasn't entirely sure where to play it though, or that anywhere would get hot enough with so much metal around to dissipate it.
