removing power steering pulley

Started by jackaleks, November 23, 2009, 09:27:00 AM

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jackaleks

how the hell does this come off?
 
this weekend i even bolted the pulley to the chassis to stop it moving then went at the nut with a three foot bar. the little steel bracket i made started to bend and then the two holes in the pulley snapped.
 
is there a special tool for doing this? the mazda workshop manual seems to think it\'s as easy as gripping the pulley and using a normal socket wrench.
 
seen this: http://www.mini-madness.com/madness-ez-supercharger-pulley-removal-tool.aspx
 
does anyone know of anything similar?

Wav

Easy, double up the P/S belt opposing another pulley wheel and make it tighten up against itself in the loosening direction. The frictional contact between the belt and the P/S pulley should be so great (harder you twist the greater the normal force against slip) that the nut should come undone without issue, with a big enough breaker bar of course.

Paul