well the thread title pretty much says it, can anyone offer any tips on how to get my crank pulley off it's stuck to the hub pretty badly, and i need to remove it in order to install my new opti

 

Get a gear puller ( looks like a 3 fingered claw with a threaded rod in the middle) and grab the middle of the pulley and it should come off eventually. Spray it with some WD-40 or something 1st though to help it slide off.

 

What he said. But it's easiest to remove the pulley and hub as one

 

A properly attached puller will get it off. You don't need to remove the hub to get the opti off.

 

thanks so much for that picture shoebox, helped me a ton, do you think i can borrow a puller like that from autozone or discount autoparts? i priced one at sears and it was almost 200 dollars

 

You might be able to rent one. Someone said AZ had that very puller. I bought the one in the pic from Advance Auto for ~$25 or somthing (can't remember exactly).

 

hey i got the pulley off thanks to a great picture soebox took for using the puller. Thanks alot man.