that cap your speaking of sounds like a grease zerk for a grease needle, if it has a hole in the center of it then thats what it is.
as for how to remove the axle? most crowns i've seen use a snapring recessed inside a machined hole cut out of the outrigger plate or it may have a horizontal slot with a roll pin to knock out.
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