I have a S2 bottom end which I am rebuilding but for the life of me I cannot get the woodruff key out of the bottom pulley as the oil pump was shot on this engine. Any ideas???

 

not had to remove one tbh, might be spaying it with wd40 over nite and see if does anythin and try and lever it off in the mornin

 

You sure you mean removing the woodruff key out of the PULLEY?

 

no there is a small woodruff type key holding the bottom pulley on, I need to remove the pulley for renewal of the oil pump any ideas???

 

Ah i see..........not taking the piss but you've removed the 19mm bolt yea?

Sometimes you get rust forming between the pulley and the shaft. SOAK it with WD40......leave it to soak in, then just give it all you can, a big blunt screw driver is usually a good help you can gently pry it forwards, once you have moved it even the smallest amount it should free off as the WD40 gets in around everything.

 

yeah bolt is out! i have tried that but i mullered it a bit so I might have to soak it for a bit. i will update all if i get it sorted.

 

Ah fuck it, if you damaged it just get it off, you can get another one easy enough they are the same on all CVH engines

 

To remove the pulley you certainly don't need to remove the woodruff key.

 

cool any explanations how??

 

Undo the bolt, and it slides off, but as i said they get rust in between them, so it might be a case of brute force and ignorance

 

is this the bottom pulley??? are we all sure??? Ill be honest could see no way of prying it off!

 

Bottom pulley defo, blue in colour, drives the alternator belt.

 

no not the blue pulley, I need to remove the crank pulley which is driven by the cam belt so I can remove the oil pump as mine is shot.

 

Still the same thing. Just slides off without the removing of the key.

 

As Jesse says, but that pulley is always tighter, being as its for the time belt it can't have any sloppyness in it at all.

You're meant to use a puller for them but i've been lucky so far and they have pulled off by hand, i did have one which was tight and i just ended up ripping it off but it was fucked after

 

as chav says try a bearing puller?

get a bearing puller and it will come off with ease!!!!