Technical Any Appleton 552 experts in the house? Need help!

Hello working on restoring a set of Appleton 552's. These are the push-****on type handles. I am working on the dis***embly and have run into a snag. I cannot seem to separate the shaft from the bucket pivot base. I have attached a picture. I have seen the how to on custom car chronicle, and that is a great article but mine seem to differ from the 112's in that article. There was a little pin the the hole that I did remove but, I was hoping it would just come apart after that but, it did not. If anyone has any tips I would really appreciate it. I don't want to force anything and mess these up.
Thanks

 

Hey Sharmack,
If I can remember correctly, once you have removed that pin that held the threaded knurled part, all
I did was slowly / gently pulled it apart, noticing any quirky things. The part that's within the pivot
base is made of br***, so maybe there's some corrosion you need to soften up with some kind of cleaner. Carb cleaner? Or maybe some Liquid Wrench. Also, try turning the rod to the 10:00 position.
I don't think having a push ****on on the handle (as compared to a switch on top of the handle) makes any difference on how the spots were ***embled. Not sure though. Anyhow, good luck and take your time and take plenty of pics with notes. You'll be glad when it comes time to re***emble.
One more thing, after new chrome you will have some parts that will need some sanding to get the parts to slip into each other. These spots are built with tight tolerances.
Manuel Reyes

 

@bigm
Thanks for the reply..I did take a ton of picts and am already glad I did. I will see if some WD or PB blaster will help. I was able to get the plastic piece out and the rods that rotate the bucket out as well as the wire, So they are pretty well stripped now except for the pivot base separating from the shaft. Im kind of wondering if it is totally necessary to separate those 2 things? I noticed that you are in southern California who did you use to re-chrome your spots? I am in Long Beach and would travel a bit if I knew a place that would do a nice job and preserve the stamping.