How to remove Rear Wheel hub - Vespa VBB

[antvespa]

Does anyone know a good way of removing the rear wheel hub/plate off a Vespa VBB - its the plate with the 4 bolts that attaches the wheel and sits on the main spindled drive axel.

Do I need a special tool? Seems to not want to come off that easily, I removed it about 2 years ago when I took the engine apart but can't remember how i did it. 

[Perkin]

Maybe a bit of penetrating oil to soak the splines for a few hours, then tap radially around the edge of the hub with a nylon or hide mallet?

[antvespa]

Mar 13, 2019 20:28:23 GMT Perkin said:

Maybe a bit of penetrating oil to soak the splines for a few hours, then tap radially around the edge of the hub with a nylon or hide mallet?

Worked a treat thank you - I thought I needed a specialist tool