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The metal would tend to contract in size. One technique to remove a gear from a shaft is to cool the shaft while heating the gear. The shaft contracts a bit while the gear expands a bit which can make the gear easier to remove. Also, dry ice (CO2) would not oxidize metal as water ice (H2O) would.

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