4.0l ohv camshaft sychro stuck in block

[WoodChuckChuck]

I Have 1998 ranger with the 4.0l and I'm trying to change out a bad camshaft synchronizer. I can not get the synchronizer to move at all, the casting won't rotate and I can't pull it out. Does anyone have a suggestion? I've pulled the upper intake to access it but it is still so far down there. There is no way to grab it.

 

[franklin2]

Here is some info.

Camshaft synchronizer stuck in engine 4.0 ohv

Anybody else have this happen...it was a beach suv and therefore there is some minor surface rust on block where schync drops in...but wouldn't think that would be huge factor... other than sitting in engine for 25 years! ! Soaked it over night with every kind of quality lubricant -- made...

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[WoodChuckChuck]

Here is some info

I've made a a bracket for a slide hammer but I cant see enough to try and bolt it back down.

 

[WoodChuckChuck]

The screws that hold the cap on stripped out before the sychro came loose. Slide hammer failed.