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I bought Eric’s timing belt replacement video. While it have been quite helpful I’ve run into a problem. I want to do the seal behind my crank gear. That little woodruff key comes out with no problem at all but the gear will not move off the shaft. I did a little penetrating oil and a tap tap tap with the hammer, but no movement at all. Anyone have a good way to get this thing off without doing any damage?
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If the crank bolt is out usually the crank pulley comes right off. Try hitting it with a block of
wood and hammer.[quote=”RickR” post=146314]This is the gear right in front of the crank seal. So hammer with a block of wood?[/quote]
This way you should not cause any damage.
I tried the block of wood at many different angles with no luck. I drowned that shaft with penetrating oil, still no luck. I knew it had to come off, so finally I took a long crow bar and slid it under an indentation in the engine and the gear. Then I started giving it very gentle pops over and over. I never really pried. Finally the gear came flying off and I was able to finish replacing the seal and complete the timing belt replacement.
I think my big problem is that whoever did the job before me the last time went without the rubber gasket on the timing cover. This creates more of a gap at the bottom of the cover and allowed for some slight surface rust that made my life miserable for awhile. However I put a new seal on the timing cover and buttoned it all up. The next person will not have the same problem.
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