i'm pissed because there is no car parts place anywhere nearby and i am without a car because my wife's caravan is in the shop for like a week. i'm working from home.
i started with an open ended wrench, but it wasn't budging and the wrench was opening up so i gave up. maybe i'll get some better wrenches. there is a hardware store nearby, i can ride my bike there.
btw paul, did you get my pm about the heads you are selling?
If you end up using the proper puller for this, here's another tip:
Thread a short (3/8 - 1/2 long) standard bolt (5/16 I think) by hand into the hole in the end of the shaft. Thread it all the way This will give the thrust button (I know, I know. ) on the puller something flat to sit on. The first time I tried to pull the pulley off, the edge of the thrust button went into the hole and I ended up cocking the puller which peeled the pulling ring off of the pulley. I use the bolt trick and have never had a problem since.
Or like this , just looking at the pictures you get the idea how it works :
now for putting it back you will need this one :
you also can get the idea how it works , i actually bought both as a package from a NAPA , for like 40 bucks , nice tool to have on the tool stock! u will never know when it will become handy.
Just a little note :
I had a real hard time pulling this pulley out i will sound like you are going to break something , and for moments i thought the puller will not stand it any more the TQ needed , recomendation put some moly or engine oil to the thread of the tool when pulling/installing , i havnt installed yet since i am not done , but i have readed that u will better boil that pulley before for a easier installation!
i finally got the damn thing off. i got another power steering pulley puller, this time from advance. it probably would have worked, but it is a generic one and the bolt is too long to fit straight on the pulley, so i gave up on that idea. so i went back to the "try to stick a wrench on from the side" approach, and i came across a 14mm closed end wrench that i was able to get on the bolt. but i couldn't get enough leverage on it to start it, so i ended up standing a hammer on its handle on the wrench and i was finally able to get the bolt started.
For further information, you can actually grind away at the pulley from the front (not the part the belt sits in) so that those bolts are accessable from the front with a female Torx socket and 3/8" socket wrench. Just grease for thought.