All the ones I've had to get off have come off without any cutting needed. I usually hold the flexplate with a crow bar wedged in one of the teeth and turn the pully nut with a torque wrench to break it loose. Awkward but it works.
1999 3.0L Cougar: 220fwhp and 200tq
2003 VW Passat W8 with 4 Motion AWD
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