I have been doing my timing belt replacement along with a few other things on my D15B7 (1994). Every bolt in this car seems to be a pain to remove! (It has 280,00 miles). I finally got the crank pulley bolt off after breaking a couple of breaker bars and sockets. The timing belt was cracked but clean yet the timing belt back cover was full of oil. I want to change the oil seal on the crankshaft behind the belt-driven pulley but I cannot wiggle it loose. It got the big pulley the AC, PS, and alt belts go on. That slid off. But the toothed pulley is on there hard. I am considering cutting it or taking it off with some pulley pullers but I rather not damage it if I can help it. I have sprayed lots of PB Blaster on it and banged it with a rubber mallet. Would covering it with a large socket and banging on it hard to shake it loose a bad idea? Any other ideas I can try?

 

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I was thinking the bearing puller, or 3 tooth puller. Whatever its called.

 

Thanks a lot, guys. I finally got it. I wrapped it in a thick piece of rubber sheet and put a hose clamp around the rubber with two long bolts on either side just under the hose clamp. I was able to wiggle it off by pulling the two bolts with a couple of pliers. If this had not worked I would have tried using a puller with the legs on the hose clamp, but I am glad this got it!

 

^Pretty ingenious idea!

 

I used the claw end of a hammer and gently pried it between the block and back of sprocket, working in circles..nudging forward bit by bit to ensure would come off evenly. Worked well in my case.