No crankshaft seal to remove. Did you remove the 2 screws behind the manifold/reed plate? See enclosed pic. These have to come out to split the crankcase.
Edit – you also need to remove the 2 taper pins. See pic. They drive out from the back toward the front of the case.
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp
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