[Vwdiesel] Still fighting my IP

[Roger Brown]

What I have found helpful with pulling stubborn pitman arms from steering boxes is to put 
a puller on, tighten it up and let it sit under tension.  Then hit with a hammer a few 
times, and re-tension the puller and repeat the hammer from time to time.  It may take 
most of a day for it to pop loose.  One time I did this after breaking a heavy pitman arm 
puller and resorted to using a rather light weight 2-arm puller.  Let that on for most of 
the day and had to re-tighten it multiple times along with the hammering and that arm did 
eventually slide off when I went to re-tighten the puller the last time.


On 1/27/2012 9:20 AM, Val Christian wrote:
> Wedges?  Tapping them and perhaps heating the sprocket slightly?>
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>> Two plus days of fighting with this injection pump. Well off and on but still running out of ideas. I just can't get the cog pulley off. On this Kubvan there is only two inches between the pulley and the side panel. I tried going from wood wedges to home made puller and than onto more violent methods but the dang thing will not release. I know the pump must have been off once before by a PO as the retaining bracket for the inner and lower mounting bolt was not under the rear bolt. I guess the shaft/pulley bolt was over torqued and this thing is really planted on the taper.
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>> I made a puller and was able to really put some pulling pressure on it and took a long punch and hammer to a flat on the bolt still not budging.
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>> Even if I pulled the motor the only change in attack would be a straight hit on the drive shaft. I have already beat up the pulley so bad I'll need the spare I have. I also think heat is not an option as the idea of using a torch in a tight area on a diesel soaked pump. At this time pump and pulley are disposable.
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>> Any other ideas?
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>> TIA - Terry


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   Roger