The deal with the two hammers must needs be steel faced because what you;re doing (or trying to do) is create a specific harmonic vibration that shocks the snug taper fit into releasing .

It rarely requires a really hard bang .

Experiment with tapping it and increasing / decreasing the force of the blow and you'll notice it loosen with a click .

ALWAYS leave the nut in place loosely so if you miss you won't destroy the threads .

I used to prefer the castle nuts because you could flip them over .

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