I have the power steering pump out of W126 and W123.
Have pulley off.

All the listed instructions on this site say:
1. Remove back cover.
2. Remove pump guts.

I removed circular spring clip from back, but cover does not want to budge or come off.

I did tap on front of shaft thinking this would dislodge rear cover.

Can anyone advise to remove rear cover ?

Thanks.

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