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Old 11-03-2004, 12:07 PM
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its a asp under drive pulley and i have broke two harmonic balance pullers and the thing still hasn't budged, any one have any ideas or have had the same problem. i have had the thing off about 5 months ago but its not wanting to come off now.
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Are you using a 3 prong puller? If not, then use one, you'll be wasting your time with a 2 prong. Make sure you have the bolt out too. I'm sure you do, but I gotta say it. It also helps to put in a longer bolt in the crankshaft, I think 270mm. This will prevent you from striping out the threads in the crank.

Take the longer bolt and drill into the center a little bit. Enough just to make a little cone shape. This will help locate, center and stabilize the center part of the puller. There are 3 tabs in the center of the hub, make sure the prongs are on those tabs. It takes a little bit of juggling, but have patience. Good luck!
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I used a Chrysler balancer pulley I 'borrowed' from AutoZone.
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Flyer is exactly right, use the 3 arm puller for "Chrysler" vehicles. I am not sure about the ASP pulley but it should be very similar. If it uses the bolt in style use quality hardened fasteners and you should be good to go.
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If all else fails use a propane torch to apply some heat. then I like to use an impact on the puller to provide a little vibration. next time you put a pulley on the crank use some anti-seize. I have also seen where aftermarket pulley's had to be honed to fit the crank properly.
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Originally Posted by Flyer
I used a Chrysler balancer pulley I 'borrowed' from AutoZone.
What I used
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i used the same and havent had any problems.just make sure you tap the bolt holes as deep as possible and give it a shot.
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You wouldnt happen to be using a larger version of an A/C clutch puller would ya?? Like the others have noted, get the OTC or SPX 3-arm from Oreillys or something. I had a hell of a time getting my pulley to budge. I anti-siezed the **** out of it before I put it back on.
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thanks guys. it was siezed on there. after 2 sets of bolts and 2 pullers i finally got it off the asp udp is different from factory where the 3 finger gear puller will work, you have to use a old style harmonic balancer puller. where it has three bolts that screw into the pully and has a center bolt to press against the crank,
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your right lol
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