You SHOULD need a puller to get the gear off if it and the crank are sized properly. You do not want a loose timing gear as it causes unnecessary harmonics and un-even loading on the crank snout. The cause of many snout failures, often blamed on something else.
You should have to tap it on slightly to install it, and need a puller to remove it.
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