Tips for removing a stuck impeller housing

[ljhedrick]

I'm trying to replace my wear ring but I can't get the impeller housing off. I've removed the nozzle, the nuts holding the impeller housing to the hull and the steering and trim rods. I also removed the bailer pick-up tubes and the engine water inlet hose from the inside. The nipples the bailer pick-up tubes connected to had a fitting on them where a wrench would fit so I tried removing them and they both unscrewed. I don't see how to remove the nipple for the engine water inlet hose.

From the back of the ski I try to remove the housing and it comes free from the bottom two bolts but is stuck on the top two. I do see what looks like rtv sealant where it squished out near the top so I'm wondering if that is all that is holding it on. I tried wobbling it, pulling and prying with a hammer handle. I can't get it off. Does the engine water inlet hose nipple have to be removed from the housing from the inside or does it pull through the hull when the housing comes off? Any other ideas on what to try. It seems fairly loose but I just can't get it off. I don't want to break anything.

 

[Dr Honda]

You don't have to remove the nipples. Just take the hoses off, and the nipples will slide out with the pump.

The top is glued in place. When you install the pump... you put RTV around those nipples to keep water from leaking into the hull. SO... you have to get a little pressure on them to break the sealant. A small curved pry bar will help.