mercruiser outdrive will not come off

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mercruiser outdrive will not come off. i took the six bolts out, took off the trim arms, put it in foward gear and it wont pull of. need help
 

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Re: mercruiser outdrive will not come off

Ayuh,.... Pull Harder,.....;)

You can try puttin' the rams back on,+ use 'em to help Push....
You can pick up the drive, place a block of 2xwood up under the gimbel,+ SLAM it down a few times,....
If the shaft is Really Rusted/ Frozen into the gimbel bearing,...
It's not unheard of to pull the motor,+ Beat it out with a BFH....
At that point, to Me,...
It's time to find a new/ used transom assembley in Better shape that that 1....

Good Luck,+ Welcome Aboard,.....:)
 
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