Crank pulley removal

[John Muro]

My book says once the crankshaft bolt is removed the pulley can be removed by hand. Thats not happening. Should I try a gear puller, or there are three threaded holes I can get to threw the pulley and maybe get a steering wheel puller attached to. They look like part of the dampener. Already tried some heat to lossen it. thanks for any help!!

[1995LSS]

I removed mine by tapping a 1/2 inch pipe thread in the center hole. I made a puller out of a 1\2 inch pipe plug & a 1\2 inch threaded bolt.

[bridget36907]

Yes the manual does say it will come off by hand....but not I had to rent the pully from auto zone...not the crab type pne but the one that takes the 3 screws.....later

[John Muro]

Thanks for the replies! In case this will help someone else I ended up using a steering wheel puller with three 3"x 1/4 fine threads threaded into three holes accessable through the slots in the pulley. thanks again John

[Mpalze]

Or, you could be like me, and pay $150 for a mechanic to replace it.

[jkinney]

sounds like you were trying to remove the balancer.Your lucky, those are metric thread, M6 I believe - which is .24 inch X .8 pitch, you might have smoked the threads if you went in too far.

[Bravo Garage]

You can also use a 2 prong gear puller to remove the crank shaft pulley. With the center bolt loose, but not out, use the 2 prong gear puller. It will pop loose, then finish removing the center bolt.