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I would agree it is likely pressed in the bottom and has a pin to prevent rotating so it won’t screw out for you.
something different to consider. On one of my lathes in the past I had same issue with that post too short. In my case the new quick change also had a larger hole than the post so there was room to work with. I left the post in and made a sleeve to fit over that post with threads in the top of the sleeve only. Make fitting sleeve on lathe, drill or bore down into it until an inch or so left for hole size to be threaded. So slip the sleeve over the post and thread it on(And make it with a top all one piece, looks like a mushroom) drill the top head for a handle to pull it tight. One tip on where to put the handle in is to put it together and tighten it down with channel locks with something protecting the surface. Mark where you want the handle when it is tight and drill it in
It is likely the threads are metric
something different to consider. On one of my lathes in the past I had same issue with that post too short. In my case the new quick change also had a larger hole than the post so there was room to work with. I left the post in and made a sleeve to fit over that post with threads in the top of the sleeve only. Make fitting sleeve on lathe, drill or bore down into it until an inch or so left for hole size to be threaded. So slip the sleeve over the post and thread it on(And make it with a top all one piece, looks like a mushroom) drill the top head for a handle to pull it tight. One tip on where to put the handle in is to put it together and tighten it down with channel locks with something protecting the surface. Mark where you want the handle when it is tight and drill it in
It is likely the threads are metric