Another trick to removing the gasket is what you use.
Wire brushes, razor blades, exacto knives dig into the gasket, braking it apart in many places, making it almost impossible to remove.
I have found the safest and easiest method for
me is to use a 3/4 inch wide wood chisel.
It’s thick so it does not flex and damage the aluminum housing, and the trick is where to start…
I come straight up from the bottom, on the right side of the housing, half of the chisel rests flat against the flat surface of the rear cover, keeping it true, and half pushes up the right side of the gasket, causing it to tilt, without breaking it, so your spray and oil can get behind it to loosen it up.
When using a thick/strong chisel, the gasket usually comes completely off the three pushes etc.
Patience is your friend here.