Underdrive pulley removal??? Help
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Pro
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Underdrive pulley removal??? Help
I'm going to be tearing back into my engine tonight to replace the oil pump O-ring after mis-installing it in my head/cam swap, and I got to thinking about the pulley removal... The stock pulley had plenty of room for me to grab on the inside with the pulley removing tool I rented from O'Reilly's. Here's a shot of how I grabbed it.
http://www.ls1howto.com/howto/c5/hea...movepulley.jpg
Now then, when I did my install, I put on Texas Speed's 25% underdrive pulley. When I look at the picture of that pulley (here's a link to a similar-looking pulley http://www.corvettegarage.com/produc...-and-ls6.html), I don't see how I could grab it with the same tool I used on the stock pulley. Can anyone give me guidance here, please?
http://www.ls1howto.com/howto/c5/hea...movepulley.jpg
Now then, when I did my install, I put on Texas Speed's 25% underdrive pulley. When I look at the picture of that pulley (here's a link to a similar-looking pulley http://www.corvettegarage.com/produc...-and-ls6.html), I don't see how I could grab it with the same tool I used on the stock pulley. Can anyone give me guidance here, please?
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link not working but does the pulley have threaded holes inside the rim? If so, you'll need to use a puller that used bolts instead of little hooked teeth like this. Im assume this is the pulley you have right? If so, see the 3 equally spaced threaded holes? You need to use teh puller below to yank it 
Dave
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The screw type puller is actually much easier to use than the jaw type used on the stock pulley.
That was my biggest fear on replacing the oil pump, when I installed my cam, was pinching that little blue o-ring. Easy to do and hard to see.
I feel your pain.
That was my biggest fear on replacing the oil pump, when I installed my cam, was pinching that little blue o-ring. Easy to do and hard to see.
I feel your pain.
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Thanks for feeling my pain. I'm actually not that upset about it. I'm just happy nothing blew up when I fired it up. Of all the problems that could have happened, a pinched O-ring is not among the worst of cases.
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Yeah, the jaw puller was a pain. It kept wanting to twist on me. I wound up gouging the crap out of my crank bolt, and the stock pulley was bent and marred where the jaws gripped it.
Thanks for feeling my pain. I'm actually not that upset about it. I'm just happy nothing blew up when I fired it up. Of all the problems that could have happened, a pinched O-ring is not among the worst of cases.
Thanks for feeling my pain. I'm actually not that upset about it. I'm just happy nothing blew up when I fired it up. Of all the problems that could have happened, a pinched O-ring is not among the worst of cases.
Not sure I would be quite as "calm, cool and collected" if I were in your shoes
