After separating the two head castings on my X2 I found some randomly-applied grease and a bunch of cast iron grit which really needs to be cleaned out of the front half that holds the spindle and gears.
I'd like to strip this part all the way down, clean it, reassemble, and set the preload on the bearings. Before attacking the head with my hammer and monkey wrench, I thought I'd solicit comments from anyone who has been into one before. Are there any gotchas with getting the spindle out, or does it slide right out?