need help tearing down powerhead

[awthacker]

Even with this cherry picker, I can't raise the powerhead. Not sure if these pics show it clearly, but something's holding it in the front and it seems to be the shaft. When I lift, the entire engine tilts. Bouncing on the lower unit doesn't seem to help.

[Skools Out]

not good the last pics show the powerhead adapter is coming off with the powerhead and it looks to be bad. by the way why did you tear down the motor first? you may have had a locked up lower unit. just a thought, always remove the lower unit first.

[awthacker]

Thanks Todd, but not very helpful at this point. What is the powerhead adapter? Should I soak the shaft with anti-seize or do I just need to use more force?

[phatdaddy]

might want to run a couple of the bolts back down and remove the lower unit first. the drive shaft might be frozen to the crank. have you pulled the foot lately?