I thought getting the case apart would be a nightmare, but it really wasn't too bad. Of course, this was Crankcase II, the one I found complete on eBay. Crankcase I may be a different story altogether. But I was pleasantly surprised at how little work it took to get the halves apart, especially after reading stories of having to use a torch or an oven.
I hammered on the shafts as Clymer suggested, but also had to do a little bit of prying with a small flathead, which Clymer suggests against. But really, the halves started to come apart almost immediately, and using the screwdriver around the seam was really just to get the gasket to come apart. About three quarters the way around, as I hammered the screwdriver with the rubber mallet, I heard a "tink, tink, tink, POP!" and it was almost like you were opening something pressurized.
I had a good long poke around the transmission, but ultimately could not yet remove the unit because the screw holding the stopper plate on the shift arm was frozen. The Lisle stripped it, and it'll be tricky to reslot because it's a flat head, and I'll probably have to damage the stopper plate underneath to get it off.
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