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Swapping out the Power Steering Pump on the 3.0 requires taking off the pulley first. I can't get the #(*%^ nut off the pulley! Tried everyting I could think of with the tools I had - lots of pentrating oil, vise-grips, belt tension, heat, long cheater bar on the socket wrench - it won't budge! I can't get a nut splitter on because of the pulley recess and I'm afraid I'll crush the pulley if i try to grab it by the rim. Is there a secret I'm not aware of? Anyone got any tricks?


'89 4Runner, V6, Auto, 180K, Some stuff's stock, some isn't.