I use the large Harbor Freight air impact wrench and have never had a
problem.  I know for a fact that Bob Donalds also just used an air gun to
remove this pulley as we talked about the best way to remove them several
times over the years.

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-quarter-inch-heavy-duty-impact-wrench-66984.html

Ken

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you read the Bentley they tell you that you can damage the crank by not
> using the 3149 to hold the pulley.
>       I bought one one years ago when I built my 1.9 and it's been sitting
> so long I lost a piece for it.
>        When you put the larger pump in did you check the clearance between
> the gears and the surface of the pump with a feeler gauge?
>
>                            Stacy
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 5, 2016, at 7:42 PM, David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > So I'm in the middle of the odyssey to remove the oil pump and to get to
> > the thing I have to take off the crank pulley... Ha ha, Bentley
> joke...3149
> > tool?!
> >
> > Ha ha trying to use an impact on that 258 foot pound bolt...
> >
> > Ok guys...not trying to work harder, but smarter...and you all are my
> > brains at the moment...
> >
> > What have you all used? I have tons of clearance because I've taken
> > everything out of the way...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Dave
> > 85 GL 1.9er...
>

--
Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com