Hi EmilioG,
No, I never did get it off. What I had in my shop wasn't good enough to clamp it, so when a friend offered to lend me his, so I could make the ball ends I needed, I put it off until I could find a better way to clamp it without destroying the shank.
But your post and Daryl's made go back and take a better look at it again. There does appear to be a parting line and something I didn't notice when it first arrived is the Shank is marked 7/8-20, which should confirm is removable.
No, I never did get it off. What I had in my shop wasn't good enough to clamp it, so when a friend offered to lend me his, so I could make the ball ends I needed, I put it off until I could find a better way to clamp it without destroying the shank.
But your post and Daryl's made go back and take a better look at it again. There does appear to be a parting line and something I didn't notice when it first arrived is the Shank is marked 7/8-20, which should confirm is removable.