I just bought a used MAC impact gun at a pawn shop that's spozed to
develop 800 ft.lbs. of torque in the "reverse" mode, so removing
enough shrouding back there should be able to get an impact gun in
there and letter rip.  Once the bolt is off, you're still only half
way there as I've been told extricating the pulley is no fun
either....I believe mine is leaking too, but need to get the
substitute vehicle running before I tear apart the Vanagon.

Good Luck

DM&FS

At 10:28 AM 1/16/2012, Jim Felder wrote:
>This is for John Rogers, not me, thank goodness. He has a leaking rear
>seal. I have removed this bolt with the crankshaft in a big vise, but not
>in the car. Bentley calls for a special tool for obvious reasons. Has
>anyone R&R this bolt without special tools or removing the engine?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim