QUOTE(J P Stein @ Jan 31 2009, 05:26 PM)
A pic.
The *pinion* shaft is in the lower left with the weapon of choice next to it....and #5 well & truely stuck on there at that point.
I've always had luck using the slide hammer method...
Get a big block of solid wood and slam the end of the shaft down as hard as you can, repeat ad nauseum... Dropping the shaft onto the block from a height also worked once...
The gear and bearing eventually slid off.
If it's not moving now it must be cocked on the shaft, try tapping gently with a brass or lead hammer to straighten it out. (Steel is not the material of choice for tapping on hardened steel...)
The pipe would be your best choice, you can use a big hammer to drift the bearing down to the gear, which should straighten out the gear and get it moving.
Good luck!