Stuck!

So I hit an unexpected snag that has occupied the last 3 days of my garage time. When removing the external shift mechanism (to allow me to proceed with splitting the case), i came across a screw that was stuck tight.

I attacked it with PB Blaster and the impact driver for 2 days with no movement and unfortunately, the head started to get mangled in this process.

I decided to go and buy a butane pencil torch before going any further and for about an entire day, I heated the screw for about 30 seconds, then let it cool, lubed up, let it sit, repeated.

Each time after heating, I would use vice grips to try and turn the screw with no results at all.

As I have discovered with this motor, persistance is the key. Repeated cycles of heating, lubing, hammering and gripping finally yielded a positive result. The screw started to move and I was finally able to unscrew it, a couple of milimeteres at a time. Not the most accesible place for the vice grips.

Funny how a single seized screw or bolt can put you several days behind. F U screw!