Re: prop stuck
RE: cutting since I recommended it (see my post on the ordeal I had removing an old prop, and the cheapness of replacing it), and KCLOST agreed....<br /><br />I've been using my Dremel tool, with various cutting attachments a lot the past couple of years. The cheap, disposable cutting wheels do a pretty decent job of cutting aluminum, especially light weight, thin stuff. There's probably better ways to do it, but the Dremel is easy to control, and since I have a package with about a bazillion little abrasive metal cutting disks, I use it. (these are minature versions of the abrasive cutting blades you can buy for cutting metal with a skill saw) There are also many varieties of other grinders and cutters for the dremel - some of the cutters essentially look like overgrown dental bits and/or drills - so it's pretty easy to cut in small places. It was easy to cut stuck parts off the prop shaft without damaging the shaft itself. There's a clear change in "feel" from the metal inner hub to the shaft itself - easy to stop cutting at that point without damaging the shaft.<br /><br />You could also probably hacksaw to start, finish with the dremel if necessary. The rubber hub part can be cut through with a utility knife.<br /><br />It bears repeating, the replacement prop for this kind of motor is pretty cheap and readily available at any merc. dealer. The one I got turns out is a better match for my kicker application anyway so it turned out to be a good deal all in all). Just flogging the dead horse that one shouldn't spend a lot of time trying to salvage a stuck prop in a case like this - unlikely you'll be able to, and cheap to replace with probably a better unit anyway.
you might want to just go straight to simply cutting it off rather than messing with a wheel puller. That's what I'd do if I were to do it over again with my engine.