Hey! We're talking trucks here! Stay focused!
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?

 

I would imagine that you have tried this, but did you use a pully puller?

 

Gotta get the nut off first.
Hey - what's up with the Bozeman move? I might be headed to Bozeman/Big Sky soon.

 

4 words

righty tighty, lefty loosey

make sure you're turnin it the right way
good luck!

 

That's where I'm going to be starting college at the end of august

 

Cool! If I move up there you'll have to introduce me to some of the young ladies.