With careful application of an impact driver the case bolts loosed up nicely, allowing the innards to be exposed for the first time in 50 years, or so I thought.
Removing the clutch pushrod revealed that the clutch hub nut has been off at least once in the past. It'd been exposed to a fair amount of abuse in the process as well. I was surprised by this as there is little external evidence that the engine has been apart before. In addition I didn't think there would have been much cause for it to be apart in 10,000 miles. However, I guess it all depends on how well it was looked after for those miles. I took a more measured approach to removing the nut, with the correct special tool and a clutch holding tool to stop the assembly from rotating.
The abused clutch nut, not my fault honest!
So, next I need to check the clutch plates, and continue the disassembly of the clutch side of the engine. A job for tomorrow.
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