re
I've been told extricating the pulley is no fun"{

Not hard at all. The ole t2 screw driver ( or pry bar ) method..
tilt /rock/pry a tiny bit at a time.
Never have had one terminally stuck on.

for the rear main seal leak.
Might not hurt to try 'Rear Main Oil Seal Leak Fix' ...
an oil additive ..
Barsleak has theirs,
and some other oil company or auto product company has one too.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1

>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