Tried that. I have been very aggressive with it. This one and the other guy's. It wants to go, it seems that everything is free, except whatever is holding it in place in the bottom right corner.
Someone suggested the shift fork is seized up somehow. It is the only other piece of hardware in...
Yesterday I went to someone's house to pull his engine and sterndrive, same exact models as mine. The upper came free but got stuck an inch off the housing. Seemed to be held on by something near the bottom right stud. After a few hours fighting this, I concluded the bearing must be seized and...