I have an old @20 years old Monkey Ward riding mower that has a flat tire... We got the screw out, but just can't get the tire of the rod its on. It doesn't look like anything is holding it on, but it won't slide off even though we've whacked it with a hammer.

Does anyone know if there's a secret way that this is supposed to come off? This mower is a 5HP 12/32 mower, I couldn't find a model number on it anywhere. Thanks for any help!

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You can do some bad damage to the transaxle with that hammer, use caution. You can use a pentrating oil, then with the tire off the ground and safely blocked up and free, you can take a bar and a hammer and place the bar inside the hub and tap with the hammer.