Tilt tube

[tsubaki]

Only had this problem with one motor a long time ago.
Seems like we did a combination of removing the grease fittings, drilling into the steering thru the tube, spraying to wash out what would come, reinstalling the grease fittings pumping a lot of grease in them then starting overwith the tapping, twisting, etc, etc.
Freeing the tube, I think we shimmed it with washers and tightened the nut to break it free.
Beating the crap out of it would probably create more problems.
Be on the lookout for the washers between the yoke when removing the tube.