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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 04:19 AM
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Hey guys, I ran into an issue yesterday installing my cam. I went to oriellys and got a 6" 3 jaw pulley removal tool .THAT DIDNT WORK!! Anyone kno where I can find the correct tool ?
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:17 AM
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That's exactly what we use..Why did it not work? Cheap Chinese junk?
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That is the correct tool...
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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I had the best luck with the one from Advance... Comes in a big plastic box. I struggled with 2 different ones from Autozone for a few hours before throwing in the towel and going someplace else. The one from Advance had it off in 3 minutes.

Best of luck
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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the one from advance worked for me...pulley was off in literally 5 min..
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Autozone 3 jaw puller works like a charm, although at first I was trying to pull from the outside of the pulley like a tard, the three notches on the inner hub of the crank pulley fit perfect with 3 jaw puller...just make sure you get the "big" 3 jaw and not the small one bc they have two different ones
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by wildcamaro
Autozone 3 jaw puller works like a charm, although at first I was trying to pull from the outside of the pulley like a tard, the three notches on the inner hub of the crank pulley fit perfect with 3 jaw puller...just make sure you get the "big" 3 jaw and not the small one bc they have two different ones
If the autozone puller doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you. No amount of re-trying will get it to work. I used this on my LS2 after breaking 3 rented pullers. Came off like a knife through butter:

http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6667-Harmonic-Balancer-Puller/dp/B000P6UT2I http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6667-Harmonic-Balancer-Puller/dp/B000P6UT2I
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Make sure you are pulling the pulley from the inside hub and not the outside!
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I bought one from Harbor Freight. Worked like a charm.
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I thank you guys for help .. Heading to autozone now
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Autozone sucks... warning you now. I broke the small and lasrge one from there, and that's when it wasn't slipping off. Go to Advance
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Ok cool I got another question for u guys !! I got a 5.3 lm7 and when I was taking my intake off and I broke a sensor? I'm not sure what it is but it's to the right of the Camhaft position sensor. It has a 1 or 2 prong plug-in and the top of the sensor and it's plastic ( best way I can describe it )
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Pics would help... oil pressure sending unit by chance? Sticks straight up from just behind the valley cover?
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Yea def oil pressure sensor
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Are you guys buying the tool to reinstall the balancer? Does Advance/AZ/Oreillys have that too?
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http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=231202_0_0_

There ya go...they also got a gm 1-1 1/4 oil pressure sensor socket even though you really don't need it if you have a deep well socket...
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You may break it, but they HAVE to keep giving you new ones...
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Originally Posted by DACTARI
If the autozone puller doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you. No amount of re-trying will get it to work. I used this on my LS2 after breaking 3 rented pullers. Came off like a knife through butter:

http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6667-Harmo.../dp/B000P6UT2I
For a stock crank pulley the one above works like a charm!
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 02:08 AM
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Make sure you are pulling the pulley from the inside hub and not the outside!

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Originally Posted by dr_whigham
Pics would help... oil pressure sending unit by chance? Sticks straight up from just behind the valley cover?

Yea that's it ... Do I need that?
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