Any DIY tips out there on replacing a 2016 LR4 SCV6 Thermostat Housing?

[djkaosone]

I have a fairly stuck clamp. Worked couple of hours on them with WD-40, zero movement.

Did you lose one of the lower metal clamps to get the thermostat with the lower radiator clamp out first and then separating them outside the car?

I was contemplating putting the thermostat back and try pushing from the top with a flathead, but get a good angle seems impossible. I just can't seam to find a good position to put force on them.

There's a metal retaining clip that holds the plastic coupling to the lower thermostat, just pop it out with a flat head screwdriver. With the thermostat bolted down in place, I used a single paracord and tied constrictor knot around the top side of the lower tube and with the other end another constrictor knot on the opposite side. This leaves a loop hanging just below the bottom of the frame, and I used my breaker bar for leverage pulling down on the paracord's loop. The constrictor knots on each side evenly pulls the pipe out of the thermostat.