Wow, folks at times here have stated they had difficulty
getting off the pulley (after removing the bolt, like you),
but I have not seen a re****t of it breaking when using a
puller.
I'd say anytime one of these crank pulleys seems highly
resistant, try to soak the mating surfaces with the
penetrating oil PB Blaster. Tap a bit with a mallet all
around the mating surfaces. Wait 20 minutes. Try to tap it
off next with the mallet. Then go to the puller. Mine has
always come off with tapping or, worst case I think once I
put a cheap-o puller on it, and it came off very easily.
Junkyards are an excellent place to buy a new pulley. I
broke my 91 Civic's a few years ago with a poorly designed
crankshaft pulley bolt tool (since modified). I bought a new
one online through a junkyard for $40. Now I know my local
junkyards sell them for much less.
Take the old pulley with you, if possible. There's a fair
amount of variation from one year and model to the next.
"Billy Andrews" <bandrews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> Hi, how do you pull the crank pulley off a '96 Civic? I
> got the bolt removed easily enough, but then I put a
> puller on the pulley and broke the pulley.
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