I've been working on GENIII motors for over 6 years now. I have broke probably 5 3-jaw pullers on crank pullies. I have fought with them trying to keep the jaws aligned and cussed them when they wouldn't break the pulley loose off the crank snout. Well, my latest victim was my trusty 3-jaw that I had used many times in the past 2 years and had only failed me once but didnt break until the other night. I actually pulled the threads on the bolt this time. It was a craftsman, very fine piece and very strong...until i got ahold of it. Well, I took it back and got a new style. Its not craftsman but I had used one like this before. Its called a pro-lock or something like that but its $80 at Sears and has this "cage" that holds all 3 jaws in perfect alignment to one another. It will actually hang on the pulley without tightening down the center bolt. I got it home, put it up to the cank pulley on this particular car, and with little force and 5 mins I had the pulley off. I was amazed. Money well spent!

Also, another trick I have always used after you bottom out on the crank pulley bolt due to the short threads, place about a 6" 3/8" extension down into the crank snout (it will go right past the threads and not mess them up) and place your puller bolt against that. I have always used this trick but after reading in the this forum today I saw people were buying all-thread to gain those few extra inches they needed to fully pull the pulley off. It will work also but I am sure anyone has extensions laying around whereas all-thread you'd have to go buy.

 

Nice. Got a part #/brand for the puller?

Dope

 

I will get it tonight when I get home.

 

Please do.

 

Sounds pretty damn cool. I broke one of the little tabs that you hook the puller on too when I was trying to get my pulley off. I tried to flip the jaws around and pull that way but couldnt get the jaws to stay on. Do you think I could use this puller to get it off?

 

Are you referring to a "posi-lock" puller?

 

Yes. Looked last night. It is a Posi-lock model 104. Get it at Sears for $79.99.

 

Is this it?

 

Dark Age, that looks pretty stout. Might have to get me one of those.

 

cyphur_trag, found that pic on the web, unfortunately the Sears store here doesn't carry them.

 

$80? They trying to sell it to me for $105

 

GrannySShifting, I called the Sears store in Jacksonville, Fl. ( I live in Michigan ) and found they are indeed selling them for $79.99, unfortunately they don't ship....anyone in that area needs to get one of these ASAP before the price goes up.

 

Looks like it.

 

If anyone needs one I would buy it and ship it to you for the what it cost me to do so. This is if you NEED it.

 

Same here. damn

 

matco makes a puller just for gen III motors. I dont have the part number but after using it one time youll never use anything else.

 

I have sworn by posi lock pullers for 5 years now have not broken one yet and they really do take a lot of pain out of pulling the crank pulley off the ls motors

 

Online for 105. (at sears: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00930164000 )

Company site: http://www.posilock.com/

I want one this big:

 

They have them in various sizes. That may be the cost delta. I have one, they are pretty good.

 

This one wil grab stock and ASP type pullies just fine?