Quote Originally Posted by 1980_Cj7
Bestest, safest, and easiest way would be to get one of those great crank turning nuts MC makes. See the E-Store.

http://www.bulltear.com/catalog/prod...roducts_id=122

You could use that to hold the crank with a big wrench while you "bump" the gear with a hammer and block of wood.

The nut is a great tool to have anyhow. It was invaluable to me when I was degreeing the cam, and it also worked great to tap the tight Roll Master timing gear on.
I have one of these also and they are perfect, but as stated, he's got no key sticking out to grab. I just used channel locks with a rag to not scratch it to get the bolt off (before I had the Bulltear nut). Sorry, I misread the post (stupid reading too fast!) and didn't realize that you were talking about the gear was stuck on there. Try a couple of M-80's.