if you look by the upper motor mount you can see the shaft. and it looks bad! I sprayed some PB blaster in it and am letting it sit. going to bring a torch tomorrow and try if the PB doesnt work (wash the pb off first). slowly but surely i guess. i just hope i font have to change the spines in anything.

if you heat it with a torch your gonna have to pull the powerhead and change the lower crank seals.....they are gonna melt when you apply heat.....

also....just throwing this out there.....are you 100% sure you got all of the bolts out of the gearcase? i have seen guys trying for days to get a case down only to find they missed the bolt under the zinc or something silly like that....

I have to pull the powerhead anyways, i broke the gasket between the mid and the powerhead. all the bolts are out. the lower unit is loose. there are 6 bolts and a screw on the V8 lowers. 4 on the outside, 2 under the cavitation plate, and the shift screw. I wish it was one of those retard moments tho lol

just wanted to check....LOL.....

i would say 2-3 times a year a customer calls and says....can i bring in my boat for a water pump....we say yeah sure....but uhhh i think the gearcase is stuck on....ok bring it by.....it gets here and all but one bolt is out and we walk over pull the last bolt and the gearcase falls off....

keep us posted on your progress......

I got he funniest mental piture from that post Gorge. Just laughed my azz off

glad i could brighten your day.....

Well i got called back to work Wednesday and left that day. so i'll be stuck offshore for the next 2 1/2 weeks. i have a Friend spraying PB Blaster on the shaft where it goes into the crank everyday. that should loosen her up.

Would you run a Jackplate offshore? Or would it be better to just use it for testing prop height, then getting a bracket made to the same setback and height?

did you look for that penatrating oil with the dry ice anywhere?

Heres a OK thread o wasy to get stuff apart. may or maynot help. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...l-head-212404/

here you go

http://www.agriengineering.co.uk/en/...dProduct=15003