Save your self some aggravation and cut the oil hose first before trying to remove the housing. Failure to cut it first WILL result in breaking the nipple off the transom end,Get new hose 2 inches longer and some Power-Tune and special hose pliers . Install the hose on the housing end ,install...
when/if you manage to remove it ,remove the pickup tube from the fitting.It just unscrews the same way. look inside the tube and you may see a SS stent inside the tube, It simply pull out
