I know, its very true... thats why with out second thought started pulling off everything. One way its good to do all this with 149000ks on it.
I had trouble getting alternator off yesterday and gave up. Luckily I got it off this morning but stuck with crank pulley bolt. Just can't hold engine from turning.
Should have removed this at the first place before starting anything. No access to air tools as am doing this in my car garage. This is the only thing stopping me to take off timing cover. Its not really as bad as it appears to do timing cover gasket.