suzuki main pulley nut help

[djs1monday]

hi, can any one help me
i have just bought a suzuki escudo and have found the water pump is leaking. got new one and cam belt , but i can't get the main pulley nut undone !!!!!!!!
is it left hand or right hand. have it in L 4 r gear and her with foot on brake ( well she put foot on clutch 1st) CAN YOU HELD
THANKS DONALD

[COMILUX]

Will be normal right hand thread but generaly are very tight.
Theres usualy an inspection plate somewhere you can remove to lock the flywheel up and swing like hell on the bar.

some cars have small bolts around the inside of the pully that you can undo and that leaves the center part bolting the cam belt pully only allowing you to do cambelt etc - cant remember if suzukis are like this tho.

[Big-AL]

i thought there was 4-5 smaller bolts not one big nut. i can have a look on mine tomorrow morning if you are still stuck. i loosened the smaller bolts before i loosened the alt / pwr steer belts. the friction from the other two belts helped.

[Heath]

i cant quite remember, but i thought there was 4-5 smaller bolts not one big nut. i can have a look on mine tomorrow morning if you are still stuck.

I recall 4 bolts (may be 5) too on the lower fan belt pulley. Take them out and then the plastic cambelt cover can be removed. The big centre bolt is to remove the cambelt pulley, which you dont want to do (dont need to do unless you are doing the front seal as well) .

[djs1monday]

thanks , will look for the small bolts when i get home from work
didn't look for small bolts , just felt the one big one thank you

[Cameron]

I always just whack a long strangbar on the nut, bottom it out on the chassis rail and give the key a flick. pops most of them first go.
I did a cambelt on a pajero Io recently and with it it 4th with foot hard on brake there was no chance of moving the damn thing.

did the old starter flick trick and it came undone first go

[djs1monday]

thanks guys , with the small bolts out , the pulley fell out in my hand
thanks donald