RE: tracks.
Use an extra track pin or small section of piano wire that will fit in the holes and push them out by holding the pin or wire with pliers. The pins are knurled on one end so that they don't come out (they usually do anyway). the trick is to determine which end is knurled and which end is not. Push the knurled end out from the side that isn't. Easiest way is to just remove the sprocket.