Ken Wallace asks how to remove the threaded driver that mounts on the hub and engages the disk on the Phil hub brake.
The standard method was always to use the brake itself as the tool. Use the adjusting screws to tighten up the assembly (like putting the brake on firmly), and then rotate the wheel backwards relative to the brake. Like removing a freewheel.
Now, I'm of the firm conviction, as discussed in the archives, that another approach might be better. Grab the darned thing with a pipe wrench, and chew it up so the brake can't be used again. Or cut perpendicular with a dremel. The Phil was an elegant concept, but a fatally flawed execution.
The Phil brake is a sad story on several levels, like injuries. And, the rest of the Phil line has so consistently been so great, that it really stands out as an anomaly.
harvey sachs mcLean va. PS: Ken, I have one of these beauties in my collection of triumphs of bike component design, like the Campagnolo Gran Trashmo. If you don't have the brake, but just the driver, I could send it to you as the removal tool.