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The ropes dont need to be removed. You take them out of the motor by removing the iron cross, that holds them captive. We loosened the iron cross center bolt, that went from the rear of the stator, out to the iron cross, where it threads into a threaded hole in the cross. Then we could rock the iron cross enough to get the ropes free. Only our cross was painted stuck to the stator housing, so we had to tap it and pry it back and forth to get it loose. It also has locating dowels, so the cross has to move straight back to slide off the dowels. We actually took it off the end of the sheave shaft. The cross has a machined mesa, that tucks into the sheave shaft bearing inner race, and this helps support the sheave shaft. The ropes were easy to remove, and the iron cross was easy to get back on. I've got the motor up off the pedestal, ready to go out the entrance. Next I need a cart that can hold 1,760 pounds!