No I haven't done that . I was holding a wrench of the flywheel . In the spot that's slotted right outside where the puller goes I hope this makes senseThis might sound silly, but do you have the engine locked up at all? Like with a flywheel lock or some rope in the cylinder? I didn't ready about that anywhere in the thread. I've pulled flywheels without locking up the engine, but some rope in they cylinder can make all the difference in the world. I assumed you have already done this, but we all make silly mistakes.