XT2 Engine Pulley Removal

[RevB]

One more thing to try is after the penetrating oil, is to put the puller on the pulley with just enough pull to keep from bending the pulley. FIRST thread a bolt into the shaft, one long enough to hit bottom to protect the threads. The tap the bolt head with a hammer. The bolt will protect the shaft from damage. Do I have experience? I once pulled the bull sprocket from a 1942 Bucyrus-Erie drag-line. I had to borrow a heavy duty hydraulic puller from the US Army. We hid under the dragline as I pumped the puller to 5000 psi before it popped. We hid the under the dragline after reaching 1000 psi, but when it popped it was just a little dink that moved the sprocket about a quarter inch, but it was free!

In the snowmobile world, to get a clutch off a tapered shaft would have you turn the sled on its side with the clutch up and center bolt removed. Fill the cavity with oil about 7/8ths full, grease the threads of the bolt, screw it back in as tight as it will go and smack the bolt head with a small hammer. Hydraulic shock pops it off every time.

Probably wouldn't work on a:

1942 Bucyrus-Erie drag-line

 

[stevestd]

Would a ball joint separator tool (or similar) assist?

 

[StarTech]

Would a ball joint separator tool (or similar) assist?View attachment 70002

Considering how the pulley in this case is located it would be impossible to even get that in there. Beside there is no separation to wedge that in there. Basically you use a puller and destroy the pulley when you have to in order to get it off.

Most times just unbolting the engine works as long as you haven't already damaged the pulley.