So it sounds like you have all the accessories off of the front of the engine, with the timing housing cover loosened and partially removed. Do you have the bolts of the cylinder head loosened?


Here is the excerpt from the manual about pulling the hub, vibration damper and pulley:

"The crankshaft gear and hub are located on front crankshaft journal, aligned by key. This assembly is pressed against crankshaft by the screw and the four disc springs. Vibration damper and the pulley are screwed to hub in a given position, since one of the six tapped holes is located off center.

1. Remove radiator, fan and V-belt.
2.Lock crankshaft with detent against rotation. (shows picture of flywheel with special tool 116 589 01 40 00 detent.

3. Unscrew crankshaft bolt.

4. Mark crankshaft and hub in relation to each other with a chisel so that the groove of the hub will be in alignment with Woodruff key during assembly.

5. Pull off manually vibration damper together with pulley and hub. If necessary knock from crankshaft by means of a plastic hammer.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6