Chrysler Repair: 98 2.5l v6: How to separate the timing gear from the damper?, crank shaft, chrysler cirrus

Question
QUESTION: I am working on a chrysler cirrus with the 3.5l v6 engine. the harmonic balancer broke in 2 peices (sperated at the rubber) and  i have haveing a hard time getting it off.i am using the right puller for chryslers but the timing gear will not seperate from the harmonic balancer and they both move on the snout. any suggestions?

ANSWER: Hi Keith,
If the problem is that the crankshaft is turning and you need to lock it into position you could try putting a large screwdriver or bar through one of the slots in the damper and wedge the tip of it against the lower edge of the engine block as a 'stop' to prevent rotation. You will have to hold onto the bar to create the wedge locking effect you need to prevent rotation, so it might be a 2-person job #one to hold the wedge, the other to turn the bolt on the puller#.  The other possibility is to go the rear of the engine where there may be a cover plate which gives access to the flex plate teeth and wedge the flex plate which is attached to the crankshaft. If that is not accessible then the teeth should also be accessible if you remove the starter motor which drives the flex plate by meshing with the same teeth.
Roland
PS Sorry for the delay but I just found your question in the 'pool' to which it had been referred by Kevin. Please 'rate' my answer. Thank you

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timing belt   QUESTION: No the issue isn't that the crank shaft is turning, but rather towards the engine and away from the engine so on and so forth. the timing belt gear on the crank will not separate from the damper. they move as they are one piece  but it is 2 separate pieces
i.e. part #1 and the part on the lower side of the engine outline in the lower picture.

Answer
Hi Keith,
I haven't personally worked on this engine but the manuals seem to imply that the pulley/damper will come right off of the cranks shaft/sprocket once you have the bolt removed. It implies that the pulley/damper is not likely to be locked on to the timing sprocket. I guess I don't have anything to suggest, therefore unless there is some other sort of a puller you can use that puts three 'arms' around the edge of the pulley/damper and pulls it off by means of a bolt that you put into the crankshaft's  threaded hole and twist to provide the pulling leverage.
Roland