I know, I know. The worst part is that not 2 days ago a friend told me this had happened to him. The washer got stuck in the grease, he forgot about it and he almost broke his HB puller. Of course it would have been nice if I had figured it out before I posted it all over the net.
Anyway I'm sure it's not the last bone head maneuver I pull, hopefully I won't do it so public next time.