I have my engine pulled right now and I'm trying to get the main pulley off of the eccentric shaft so I can get the water pump off, but the bastard won't budge. First of all, to loosen the pulley, do I turn the center bolt to the left or the right? Second, is there a trick to getting them off...impact wrench, special tools?

thanks
-kev

 

I did it by using a 20" breakerbar and supporting it up against the frame of the car. Then I turned the key and I thought my engine was going to fly out, but it did the job. Theres a hell of a lot of locktight on there.

Try a torch. Impact wrench should help. Maybe the flywheel locking tool from mazdatrix will help you too.

 

does righty tighty/lefty loosey apply to this pulley? or is it the other way around?

 

Read this before you do anything:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/pulley.htm

 

yes its a bitch, just take an impact wrench to it, it'l come off...