300tdi crankshaft pulley removal need help anyone done this?

Hi there,
got to remove the crankshaft pulley, as part of todays timing belt change,
i dont have the described tool that'll retain it in place, whilst i unbolt,
it has been suggested from past experience with other vehicles that i lay a aocket bar across the chassis rail from the puley nut and crank the engine once to crack it, anyone done this before?

ye i'v done it on my 200tdi. my local landy garage told me thats how they do it

That's the way I do it, use a good socket and bar , don't forget to pull the wire off the stop solenoid .

thats terrific,
thanks guys

Or get sombody to hold a big scroddy through wadeing plug hole in the bell houseing in notch in flywheel (you have to find it first) and use a big breaker bar on crank pulley nut!

cheers everyone,
nailed it with the breaker bar under chassis rail, and cranking engine.

Hi I have got the 30mm bolt from the centre of the 300tdi discovery but now the pulley won't actually come off

You need a puller than ! Buy or make !

You can get those kits in the red box for about £15 ish. Puller locking pins etc.

I've done the 300 both with and without the kit, and you spend so long trying to get together a puller, that id advise just shelling out the 15 quid and getting the whole set.

You of course now have the problem of how to re torque it without the pulley holder. 80nm + 90 degrees.

I did mine with locktite a scaffold bar, and a friend on the brakes.

I'm sure that's not the best way though!