my water pump froze last winter. need to get timing cover off.

i was finally able to pull out the bolt that holds the pulley on. i went to autowhore and rented a pully puller, but it doesnt look like there is going to be enough room for the pulley to come off without taking out the engine.

am i going to have to remove the engine, drop it, or cut away some of the fender well to remove this thing. it doesnt look like it is going to be an easy solution.

thanx in advance.

 

there is enough room down there. no need to cut anything or remove the engine.

also, you dont need any pulley puller to remove the pulley once the bolt is out, it should just slide off. It may a little stuck or rusted on the crank but just wiggle it and it should come free.

 

Try a slide hammer with the fingers attached

 

wow. dont i feel like an idiot. took all of 30 seconds. appreciate the help.

 

haha, no problem.