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Roger,
My first KG7 I could not get the cover off either. I ended up building a tool. Took a piece of trailer hitch strap & cut it 8 inches long, it was around 1.5" thick. I drilled a hole for the prop shaft to fit in the center of the metal. Once I had it on the shaft I could mark on the side to drill the two holes for the pins. I came real close to being right on. Next went to the hardware store & bought a box of pins. Dropped the pins in the tool & into the cover plate. They dropped right in. I pushed on the one side & hit the other & the pins jumped out. Next a big washer & the prop nut to hold them down. The impeller plate loosened right up & came off. I sanded the plate smooth on the inside side & used it again. Still have the home made tool.