Water Pump Pulley will not come off!!! please help going crazy

Neego325cibmw · 11-04-2009, 01:43 PM

guys im trying to change my water pump and the freaking water pump pulley will not come off its a uuc pulley why is this thing not budging please help guys ive sprayed wd40 and still nothing any ideas without ripping it off and breaking it?

AlphaVortex · 11-04-2009, 05:02 PM

Mine was stuck on like a mother. Not wanting to break it I just hit it with the palm of my hand, ever so slightly harder and harder, hoping to christ that I didn't shatter it. Luckily it eventually came off without breaking. But it was a ***** for sure. Had to hit it pretty damn hard.

Hartman · 11-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Rent a 3-jaw gear puller from Autozone and remove it the correct way.

Tangent_ · 11-04-2009, 06:19 PM

Or buy a 3-piece set at Harbor Freight for just $20... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=8832

Hartman · 11-05-2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tangent_

Or buy a 3-piece set at Harbor Freight for just $20... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=8832

That gets my vote. Gear pullers are very handy to have around the garage.

ZR1Trev · 11-05-2009, 07:57 PM

We also tried soaking with WD-40 but it didn't help. I have never found WD-40 to be a good penetrating oil (it is a good light lubricating oil). We switched to PB Blaster and it came right off after a few minutes of soaking. Liquid Wrench will probably also work better than WD-40.

11-04-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
Neego325cibmw E46Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Conneticut Posts: 283 My Ride: 2001 325ci View My Garage	Water Pump Pulley will not come off!!! please help going crazy guys im trying to change my water pump and the freaking water pump pulley will not come off its a uuc pulley why is this thing not budging please help guys ive sprayed wd40 and still nothing any ideas without ripping it off and breaking it?

11-04-2009, 05:38 PM	#3
Hartman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,404 My Ride: 2000 323i View My Garage	Rent a 3-jaw gear puller from Autozone and remove it the correct way. __________________

11-04-2009, 06:19 PM	#4
Tangent_ Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Jacinto, CA Posts: 1,310 My Ride: '01 330i View My Garage	Or buy a 3-piece set at Harbor Freight for just $20... http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=8832 __________________

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11-04-2009, 05:02 PM	#2
AlphaVortex Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: over there? Posts: 294 My Ride: jalopy! View My Garage	Mine was stuck on like a mother. Not wanting to break it I just hit it with the palm of my hand, ever so slightly harder and harder, hoping to christ that I didn't shatter it. Luckily it eventually came off without breaking. But it was a ***** for sure. Had to hit it pretty damn hard.

11-05-2009, 07:57 PM	#6
ZR1Trev Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 49 My Ride: '03 325i View My Garage	We also tried soaking with WD-40 but it didn't help. I have never found WD-40 to be a good penetrating oil (it is a good light lubricating oil). We switched to PB Blaster and it came right off after a few minutes of soaking. Liquid Wrench will probably also work better than WD-40.