Does anyone have wisdom on getting the nut loosened? I have the pulley jammed with a pry bar and I’m tapping quite hard on my 36mm wrench. I’ve been soaking it in penetrating oil for a few hours. (P38 GEMS engine)

Difficult to get a good shot.

 

See if you can rent an air tool designed just for this. Had to borrow a friends one day and it made quick work of the stubborn nut.

 

Oh wow. Thanks for the reply. That’s got to be a pretty specialized tool to fit in there.

 

It's a neat attachment that basically uses an air hammer type deal to break it free. That hi-frequency impact action does wonders.

 

Standing from the front it goes Counter Clockwise to remove. I've used a beefy 36mm open end and usually hit straight down with a sledge and it will break loose. Or the Snap On tool style where you hold the Waterpump Pulley bolts with one tool, and loosen with the 36MM wrench.

 

Thanks. I’ll give those ideas a try

 

Got it. Clearly the “special wrench “ has way too much flex. Need a much beefier 36mm wrench, which I’ll have to buy for next time. I used a fairly beefy 12” crescent and a heavy hammer.

 

Neverseize on the threads going back, don't even tighten it as the fan load keeps it tight. Freaking ******** that tighten those.

 

Good call. I use ant-seize on almost everything

 

A question of preference:

Do you use the silver anti-seize or the copper based? A good friend, a LR mechanic from Manchester England, always swore by the copper based product.

Just curious.