Removing Cam gear?

[crelledge]

Hey everyone- the other day when trying to start the car I found the distributor rotor would not turn. I removed the timing cover and sure enough, the cam gear had stripped off some teeth. I've gotten everything in front of the gear off, but for some reason when I tried to pull the cam gear off with a gear puller it didn't budge. I took a propane torch to it and still wouldn't budge. Is there some secret to getting this thing off, or do I need to just buckle down and yank the thing off?

[chetbrz]

I think the bigger question is why did this happen.  Something seize up ?

Something doesn't look correct.  Where is the keyway for the distributor.  Which motor do you have ?

The picture below is my 29U cam shaft and gear.

[crelledge]

I have the 196ci. The keyway is on the underside of the shaft, can't see it in the picture I took. The oil pump siezed up and locked everything up, and the weakest part was the teeth on that fiber cog.