OMC outdrive removal

[Maximum Effort]

OMC Cobra 5.0. I am trying to get my outdrive off. I picked up a project boat and doing general maintenance. I think I have used every tip and trick on YouTube but it still won’t come off. Any suggestions???

 

[kenny nunez]

There are 2 things that could be the problem. Either the bellows has water in it and the shaft is rusted to the gimbal bearing or the worse thing the shaft splines are corroded in the drive coupling.
Wedge a block of wood between the top of the drive and the top of the gimbal ring. With the rams connected have someone run the trim pump and hopefully the drive will back out.
If the shaft splines are corroded in the drive coupling then the shaft has to be cut and the engine removed which will allow the drive to be pulled.

 

[Bondo]

Wedge a block of wood between the top of the drive and the top of the gimbal ring. With the rams connected have someone run the trim pump and hopefully the drive will back out.

Ayuh,...... Welcome Aboard,...... This, ^^, was gonna be my suggestion, but Kenny beat me to it,....

 

[Keyboardman]

Same thing happened to me, used the wood block and trim method. The shaft was rusted to the old gimbal bearing which popped out with it still attached.