Have managed to get much older stuff than this torn apart. Gonna give all the relevant hardware a shot of PB Blaster a couple days in advance.
Smart man; that's good stuff.
The Mazda6 gave me fits busting the axle nut loose. Broke a couple 1/2" drive stubby breakers with a cheater pipe extension on them. The guy across the street flips cars and busted it loose with a 24" breaker bar from Harbor Freight.
I bought one the next day on sale for like $12.99....