Inner timing side cover removal

[john sever]

Hi
Seeking advice on removal of inner timing cover on a 1970 A65 motor.  I have removed all that the manual says, but when I try
to pull the inner cover off it comes away around 5 or 6mm and then "clunk" - it hits something, but I cant work out what.
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks
John

[Allan G]

have you removed the tacho drive spindle? If you don't you'll break the tangs on the oil pump!

Other than that, could you post a picture of what you can see so far?

[john sever]

Thanks for your reply Allan.  A friend here suggested putting the gear lever on and jiggling it while pulling the cover - it worked!