Well i finally got to get back to the Pontiac. I pulled the pan and oil pump but the pump shaft has stayed attached to the intermediate gear. Not to the distributor as in the picture that Tinindian so nicely attached. So now, how do I get the gear out of the block. The bushing appears to have stayed in the block. Do I try to force the pump shaft out of the gear. I pulled the center main bearing down but that just gave me a slightly better view of the problem. Will I have to pull the cam shaft to get to the gear. I'll attach pictures this weekend.
I would like to move this to Pontiac/Oakland forum but I don't know how!!