I'll post an update...this is a sharing board I think.
Had to build some x-mas stuff and was chasing deer so just returning to this project today.
I bought a cheap hand held impact tool...got two more screws out. then because it was a cheap tool and didn't appreciate being used, in the course of trying to reset it for another blow, I discovered the end contained a 3/8" socket holding the #3 philips bit. looking around I remembered I had an old air impact driver (like the tire guys use). And then I found an old 1/2" to 3/8" adapter. I oiled up the old impact driver and went to work...
took maybe one second per screw and I was done (I actually couldn't believe it after hours of penetrating oil/heat).
I used my standard extensions to clear the pedal and lift rod...a NO-NO with impact tools but they are cheap and was no harm done...(please use safety glasses). I had one screw that I ruined a few years ago...progressive drill bits finished with a Dremel cut-off wheel, just enough to pull the foot pad, hopefully left enough stub to get a vise-grip on it.
As expected, the pump unit was filthy and is in clean-up mode now. Will post more later.
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