and.......its out. Soaking for 2 weeks and letting it sit in the sun today while soaking and taping.......plus a 24 inch breaker bar and a 24 inch cheater pipe.....various bolts, spacers and a lot of patience paid off. It was IN THERE. Corosion and likely some strong thread locker by the looks of things. It jolted out turn by turn on each side. Both sides i thought it broke the tool l or the breaker bar when it started to come free.......or i was skipping teeth on the tooth but it was turning.


I won.

Thanks all.

oh...and if anyone knows a good place to get a Shimano UN71 or its equivalent as it doesn't appear to be made any more......pls let me know.