Timing cover removal fzj80 - stuck

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Is there a reason the stupid thing isn’t coming off? I took off all eight cover bolts removed the AC condenser bracket am I missing anything else? I’ve tried to lightly pry it off but its very stuck.
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get a manual before you break something I'm pretty sure a lot more has to happen for it to come off

From a quick search
To take off the timing cover you need to lift the engine off of the mounts, drive front DS and sway bar, lower oil pan, upper oil pan and oil level sender, and the the front cover. You will need black FIPG, oil level sender oring, lower timing cover rectangle gasket and the 2 timing cover orings.
 
Have you removed the upper pan nuts and bolts on the bottom that go into the cover?
I would remove the two studs that go into the cover that are held on by nuts through the pan.
 
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