Drive Shaft seized on the final drive splines

[Grumpy Goat]

The snap ring is only at the front.
As I mentioned above sometimes the final drive sticks when you try to tilt it back.

Also, I would imagine the tilting action on the final drive as it tries to pull off the straight splined end of the driveshaft will add to the rust-induced resistance, since the tendency is to "bend" the splined end of the driveshaft.

Knowing that there is no snap ring at the rear end, a good tap with a mallet should do the trick, I would think.