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can't remove lower unit off 2000 Suzuki DF70

manitoba1

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My impeller was well due of replacement so I picked up the new Suzuki impeller kit. I removed the shift lever pin, 6 side bolts and 1 trim tab bolt and according to what I've read the bottom end should break free with a bit of force. Can't seem to budge it. I tried a piece of spruce 2x4 along the cavitation plate and the aluminum flange just above that hitting the block of wood with a hammer. I've only managed to break a small chunk of the flange off which I'm now using JB weld to repair and still haven't been able to separate the lower unit.:mad:

Any trick to getting the lower unit to separate from the upper housing? Any suggestions would be really appreciated. I've looked at online videos for impeller replacement and those lower units just seem to fall off.
 
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