How do you remove an Emerson 77646 oscillator bell?

[Dennis Long]

I presume they are pressed on? Is there a tip/trick/best method I should use to get mine off? I've done searches. but can't find anything on this.  So, thought I'd ask before I dive in.

Edited November 14, 2024 by Dennis Long

[Lane Shirey]

There should be a set screw on the side of the oscillator wheel. 

[Dennis Long]

On 11/14/2024 at 1:05 PM, Lane Shirey said:

There should be a set screw on the side of the oscillator wheel. 

Lane, thanks for replying! You were right. I found the set screw and the bell has now been removed. What threw me was I saw the set screw, but it was dark and I assumed I was looking at the "hole" left after the set screw had been removed. Since the bell wasn't budging, I thought maybe there's another approach to removing the bell.  Anyway, what I didn't realize was that the set screw required an allen wrench - I was expecting to see a flathead screw. Now I know. Thanks again for helping me out.

[Marc Sova]

Sometimes they’ll be hard to drop because the shaft gets boogered or mushroomed. Not sure how that happens frankly but I’ve had a few that really didn’t want to come off.
    Fwiw on Emersons of this era (and earlier) it’s more commonly referred to as a wheel not bell. “Oscillating wheel”, “ratchet wheel” etc. Many GE have a bell shaped wheel so it’s more common to call them bells. But neither is necessarily wrong. 
  First photo GE vorty, second photo 77648AN

Edited January 11 by Marc Sova