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Originally Posted by CajunSpike
...I'm still figuring how to pull the coupling without hurting myself. ...
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A typical technique for removing the coupler from the shaft is to get a socket wrench who's outside diameter is smaller than the shaft diameter, insert it in between the two coupler half faces to act as a press, and use three new, longer bolts to tighten down the coupler pieces and press the shaft out.
Caution! This only works if the shaft is not stuck on tight by corrosion! Don't go hog-wild applying force with the bolts. You can easily generate enough force this way to bend the flanges on either half of the coupler!!!
Given that your shaft is already spinning in the coupler, I don't expect you'll have this problem.