That’s how Land Rover tells you to do it. But it’s cumbersome and not necessary if you have the crank locked with the tool in the starter hole.I used the timing sensor tool and the big crank pulley set up. I put the jackstand under it to transfer all the force onto the stand and reduce stress on the sensor tool.
Worked very well to get a 4 ft pole on the wrench to really pull it well.
I did not pull the starter.
I’m saying I met a guy one time who told me he holds the flywheel with that little tool in the crank sensor hole. We had a recall for replacing the front crank bolt within a vin break. I think they said air bubbles or some other imperfection in the bolt. Guys got really creative