I can't get my harmonic balancer off. I have been trying for about 3 hours. I have the 3 jaw gear puller against a long bolt through the crankase bolt hole. It is smaller than the ragular bolt so that the threads won't get messed up. When i get enough pressure against the bolt, the harmonic balancer spins. I tried jamming it with a crow bar and I got it to stop spinning. This time the bolt from the puller dug into the bolt I have in the crankase so much that it slid off. I am officially stumped. This thing seems to not want to come off.

 

What kind of puller is it. Make sure that it is a good one and not an autozone special.

 

Its just a $30 one from advance auto. Where do I get a good one? Is that the problem?

 

I found that those pullers dont work the greatest. How are you pulling on the pulley/where are the fingers on the puller at.

 

Behind the little tabs on the back of the harmonic balancer. There is like three little tabs that come up that I am seating it on.

 

it was one of the hardest parts for me to pull when I swapped my cam. just keep at it. I put a rod/bar into the torque converter, there is a plug in the bottom of the bell housing to keep the crank from spinning. Just take your time and dont kill your self over it b/c it is surposed to be on there good.

 

There is aplug to keep it from spinning?? Where?

 

wow, mine actually came off pretty easy with the "autozone special". as long as its not the pittman style puller u should be ok. but before I even took the bolt off I got a breaker bar and kinda jammed it in one of the balancer arms and then against the AC compressor. I didnt wanna break anything in the process cuz I'd be fucked, but I got it stable and not to hurt anything so try ur best. And DEFINATELY take ur time, thats not something to try and rush thru cuz u'll have a really expensive and time consuming oil change and coolant flush under ur belt.

 

Snap On Puller Works The Best

 

That what i used and i have never had a hard time getting one off.