2.4 Diesel crankshaft seal

[Dixie]

Hope you guys don't mind me picking your brain, but I'm having trouble removing the timing belt toothed pulley off the crankshaft to change the seal, I've got a pulley remover using the threaded 8mm holes in the toothed cog trying to remove it but it's stuck there pretty well, just wondering if you could offer some advice and it's a 2.4 diesel.

Thanks
Dixie

[trains]

Dixie, what you describe is pretty common with these motors.
Some just slide off by hand, others, I have had to use high tensile bolts from the puller to the pulley, and a few 20c pieces over the crank bolt hole to just get them to move.
Make sure your puller is square when you fit the bolts, and apply some oil to the center thread of the puller to help.
Then its just a case of applying pressure to it till it either comes off or you damage the threads.
If its really stuck, some heat applied by an oxy to expand the pulley and break the seal on the crank is required.

Let us know how you get on.

Trains

[894runa]

Yeah been there before.

Just a lot of brake cleaner and WD40 and the puller method that trains described got mine off. She was well and truly stuck.

When we finally got the pulley off, I rubbed it thru with emery paper and put a bit of grease on it for next time.

[crack]

maybe try a different puller? i had same problem then i tried a different puller and it came off somewhat easy. remember when you put the new seal in to run a small bead of locktite around the outside of the seal.

[trains]

And a good coat of rubber grease on the inside lip, and on the crank shaft for good measure.

Trains

[sudso]

maybe try a different puller? i had same problem then i tried a different puller and it came off somewhat easy. remember when you put the new seal in to run a small bead of locktite around the outside of the seal.
I used a simple litte steering wheel puller to get this off.
The cog came off quite obligingly without any fuss.

[trains]

Mate, your damn lucky.

some of those ive done, needed more than a dinky toy to remove them.
And good quality high tensile bolts into the lower sprocket/ pulley, bunnings cr@p would not cut it.

T