Quote Originally Posted by CJ1 View Post
Get your puller on the flywheel, put some tension on it and put a little heat on the od of the flywheel around the shaft. Don't get it too hot so as to damage anything. I warm it up and hit the pulling screw with a brass hammer.[don't think you will get enough shock with a computhane hammer] They normally pop right off. Most of the time without even using a hammer. It almost looks like your puller is upsidedown? I know with mine the flat goes up for the bolt heads and washers don't sink into the recesses [sp]. The heat is the trick that I have found with a tapered shaft. CJ
My thinking as well. I used a large claw hammer. And got grief from my colleagues for not use a ball peen hammer. An impact gun on the puller nut can help as it applies a great deal of torque while providing the vibration sometimes needs to break the taper loose.

For a heat source I prefer a hot air gun. Hope a flame torch is not being used. But if so, be careful.