OK - A heads up, for anyone that has the same problem. Obviously, dirt, sand, dust, dried grease, etc. can get to the inside of the transom/tilt assembly shaft hole, where it slides over the stationary inner shaft. So, here is what I did to remove the transom clamp, unit. After doing all in the above post, I put WD-40, on the shaft. Now, besides the hole, for the damper screw, there is a hole that leads to the damper screw hole, behind the tilt unit. If you have the motor hanging upside down, you can take a flashlight, and see the hole. I sprayed (with the little red nozzle/tube) WD in there and let it sit, for a while. I then began turning the motor back, and forth, while pushing down on it. Pretty soon, it began to get easier, and I noticed the motor was moving downward. You have to keep spraying, and turning, and slowly it will come out. The shaft was pretty grooved up, so I took fine emery, and polished it back up. I polished sideways, not up and down the shaft. I cleaned the grease, and junk out of the inside of the shaft hole, in the tilt unit, and there are some scores in it. To reduce them, I will hone it out (enough to knock off any edges) , with some fine emery, in a fair sized drill bit, and then clean it up with fine steel wool, and reassemble.
