Desperate!: removing crank pulley

[Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>]

I'm in the midst of replacing the front crank seal on my 1275. I have
gotten the radiator out, jacked up the engine a couple of inches, and
gotten the big bolt out of the pulley/crank. Now, I can't get the pulley
off! Gear pullers won't fit because the cross-member is in the way. Can I
just pry the heck out of the back of the pulley and the face of the timing
chain cover, or will this damage the t/cover?

TIA,

Jeff

Jeff Boatright    __o_\__           '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html