I made a rookie mistake and bought a boat with an engine/outdrive that is no longer made.Outdrive was run without fluid and fried the upper unit. Enough metal filings in the gearcase to melt down for a new car. <br /><br />Local marina quoted $3300 for a new one plus labor. I found a reman on the net for $1295 plus core or $800 to rebuild mine. The problem is I can't get the upper off. The lower came off like a charm. The upper only has 6 bolts and they came off easily too. However, the upper is stuck like nothing I have ever seen before.<br /><br />I tried every pentrating oil and lube on the market. I have tapped, banged and then hammered trying to break these two apart. I had a mobile marine repair guy come out and he can't get it off either. He said I should get a torch and try and heat the upper to get it to break loose. He said the boat was in saltwater at one time and this is a result. The anode on this boat is in bad shape. Could these two pieces be hopelessly "welded" together?<br /><br />I called the guy with the reman unit and he said NOT to heat it (sterndrive.info). He said to get a chisel and a couple of screwdrivers and go to work on it....didn't work. I have been working on cars and motors for over 30 years and have never seen anything like this.<br /><br />Has anyone else has this problem? How did you handle it? Any/all help will be greatly appreciated.
