Thanks for the reply. I got it out. I let it soak longer with the pb blaster and used the impact again and it came out. The head was stripping on me and made me nervous.

Will the rebuild kit make the kicker less sloppy? I can imagine the ball detent and spring is pretty worn on my old one. I hope it will not be so sloppy after the rebuild is in.. But it may be the other parts that are worn.