Stuck distributor gear 318la

I was just down that same rabbit hole with my 20+ yr sleeping 318. I dumped a half quart of oil over the gear w the disrtubutor out. I had to move the crank back & forth w a socket and the aforementioned big, wide straight screwdriver. The other part was a coat hanger bent to match the pitch of the intermediate gear with a little 90* hook on the end. Not easy on a motor that has set a bit. Don't forget to mark #1 before you remove the distributor. I feel your pain.