An apparatus for removing a component from a device , the component comprising a cylindrical portion and a shoulder adjacent the cylindrical portion , the apparatus comprising: a base including a first mount , a second mount and a bridge extending between and connected to the first mount and the second mount , the first mount and the second mount each configured to engage with the device ; a puller comprising a forked flange configured to abut against the shoulder of the component when the cylindrical portion of the component is within a channel of the forked flange ; and a shaft comprising a threaded portion mated with a threaded aperture in the bridge , and a distal end portion of the shaft rotatably connected to the puller , wherein the puller further comprises a shaft mount , and the shaft comprises an annular slot extending axially within the shaft between a first annular surface and a second annular surface ; wherein the puller further comprises a second flange and an intermediate segment that extends between and connects the forked flange and the second flange ; characterised in that : the shaft mount includes a center portion , a first riser and a second riser , wherein the center portion extends laterally between opposing exterior corners of the shaft mount , the first riser is connected to the center portion at the first exterior corner , the second riser is connected to the center portion at the second exterior corner , the first riser and second riser project axially out from the center portion to the second flange , and the center portion is configured with a shaft channel ; and the shaft is arranged within the shaft channel of the shaft mount such that the first annular surface and the second annular surface respectively overlap and are axially adjacent opposing side surfaces of the shaft mount . a base including a first mount , a second mount and a bridge extending between and connected to the first mount and the second mount , the first mount and the second mount each configured to engage with the device ; a puller comprising a forked flange configured to abut against the shoulder of the component when the cylindrical portion of the component is within a channel of the forked flange ; and a shaft comprising a threaded portion mated with a threaded aperture in the bridge , and a distal end portion of the shaft rotatably connected to the puller , wherein the puller further comprises a shaft mount , and the shaft comprises an annular slot extending axially within the shaft between a first annular surface and a second annular surface ; wherein the puller further comprises a second flange and an intermediate segment that extends between and connects the forked flange and the second flange ; the shaft mount includes a center portion , a first riser and a second riser , wherein the center portion extends laterally between opposing exterior corners of the shaft mount , the first riser is connected to the center portion at the first exterior corner , the second riser is connected to the center portion at the second exterior corner , the first riser and second riser project axially out from the center portion to the second flange , and the center portion is configured with a shaft channel ; and the shaft is arranged within the shaft channel of the shaft mount such that the first annular surface and the second annular surface respectively overlap and are axially adjacent opposing side surfaces of the shaft mount . <EOS>