ok new question.

is there a trick to get the crank belt pulley off?

i tried a couple of screw drivers but its not budging and i don't want to bend the pulley.

many thanks

Neil

Puller, a la:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/laser-1914-gear-puller-4-23-leg-reversible


I would also be worried using a screwdriver that if you put a notch on the pulley you may leave a sharp bit ready to chew a cambelt to pieces!


[Edited on 20/4/10 by tomprescott]

My 3sgte required the use of a neighbours hydraulic puller to get it off. Didn`t seem that hard, but i guess it just shows how good the tool was.

Darren

I tried everything i could think of to get mine off without spending money. I ended up spending £20 on a proper pully puller.

A puller is the tool as mentioned above. If you have a scrap bit of steel you can knock one up in a jiffy. Soak it with wd40 for a while too. May be worth a mention, Will you be removing the crank sprocket? if so use a load of wd40 as some can seize on over time. I had to drill 2 small holes extremely carefully and tap them to remove it! becarefull though as you can mark the crank where the oil seal fits. but this was the only way i could get mine off.
Good luck with the rebuild. They are brilliant engines and are quite good to work on.

Also dont use that machine mart puller on the outside of the pulley as it may damage the rubber damper. 4age have 2 m8 thread holes to use.

Rob

[Edited on 20/4/10 by COREdevelopments]

Same experiences as COREdevelopments above.

Definitely use the 2 x M8 threaded holes in the belt pulley. I just used a piece of angle resting on a socket on the nose of the crank, and wound in the M8's alternately.

With the cambelt pulley, I also had to drill and tap to get it off. Once you get it off, check the height of the Woodroffe key that locates it - mine was sitting a little high which was what made taking the pulley off so hard.

Put it back together with anti-seize to give yourself a fighting chance next time.