thrstrmech
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shopping for a blind hole bearing puller, what's a good one that actually works (proper size) that fit both front and rear bearings? pics would be helpful if you have any, thanks in advance.
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buellxb9rs
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The one from harbor freight works. It's about $80
konarider94
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jimsusa.com makes a great puller but i think they only have one for up to 25mm which would cover the front. the rear is a 30mm. maybe ask them?
not sure if the HF one works well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html
not sure if the HF one works well.
http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html
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i have that bearing puller from Harbor freight. I work on a lot of different stuff and always seems to be something, so an assortment was attractive, I also have the other kit, the bearing seperators with different attchments, works well to pull main bearings off crankshafts (Triumph, BSA, Norton).
I would buy American made tools for that if it were a bigger shop and had multiple people using them, but for the home guy where only one person uses them, and you are careful, they work just fine, not had any problems as long as you remember they are chinese made tools and you get what you pay for.
If they were a quality US made set, that same bearing puller kit would be 400-500 dollars so $78 dollars is a steal,
hint, buy your local Sunday paper or join the "Inside Track club" with harbor freight, i get coupons ALL the time 20-40% off any one item, plus with inside track club you get further discounts. Im all about working the deals,
Keep in mind on wheel bearings, warming up the wheels with a hair dryer, heat gun, or propane torch will REALLY help on removal, heat the alloy around the bearing. freeze a wash cloth or shop rag twisted up to the size of the bearing hole,, keep in your freezer, after the wheel is nice and warm, stick that rag in the hole,, let it sit for 3-4 minutes, then remove and quickly install the tool. will pop out easy. best NOT to damage those bearing races by acting like a Gorilla, on install, warm the wheel, freeze the bearings, pops in like a charm, apply a small dab of GREEN bearing retainer from Loctite along the edges and allow to seep in. you can break the bond if you cook the loctite over 200deg easily. never beat on the bearings, use heat and cooling and basic metallurgy physics, not just a good idea. ITS THE LAW!.
I would buy American made tools for that if it were a bigger shop and had multiple people using them, but for the home guy where only one person uses them, and you are careful, they work just fine, not had any problems as long as you remember they are chinese made tools and you get what you pay for.
If they were a quality US made set, that same bearing puller kit would be 400-500 dollars so $78 dollars is a steal,
hint, buy your local Sunday paper or join the "Inside Track club" with harbor freight, i get coupons ALL the time 20-40% off any one item, plus with inside track club you get further discounts. Im all about working the deals,
Keep in mind on wheel bearings, warming up the wheels with a hair dryer, heat gun, or propane torch will REALLY help on removal, heat the alloy around the bearing. freeze a wash cloth or shop rag twisted up to the size of the bearing hole,, keep in your freezer, after the wheel is nice and warm, stick that rag in the hole,, let it sit for 3-4 minutes, then remove and quickly install the tool. will pop out easy. best NOT to damage those bearing races by acting like a Gorilla, on install, warm the wheel, freeze the bearings, pops in like a charm, apply a small dab of GREEN bearing retainer from Loctite along the edges and allow to seep in. you can break the bond if you cook the loctite over 200deg easily. never beat on the bearings, use heat and cooling and basic metallurgy physics, not just a good idea. ITS THE LAW!.
thrstrmech
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thanks for the input guys, looking at the harbor freight set and with my 20% coupon...59 bucks for it[up]
IA...I'm an aircraft mechanic and all over the bearing removal/installation, just don't have a puller as part of my tool inventory yet
local autozone doesn't have the puller set needed[down]
IA...I'm an aircraft mechanic and all over the bearing removal/installation, just don't have a puller as part of my tool inventory yet
local autozone doesn't have the puller set needed[down]
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good deal, yep, stock up on the tools, never can go wrong. Im a Aircraft A&P mechanic as well plus former Air Force. Back in the military if your tool box was bigger than you could deal with hauling out to the Flightline each day then you had too many tools.
I used to DREAM about a tall roller tool box, drooled over the craftsman catalogs, first thing i bought when i got out.
been accumulating ever since. Still buying tools. never can have too many. Im also about haggling and working the deals, overseas in most areas you were thought to be stupid by the locals if you didnt.
My wife finds it highly annoying, I haggle on everything. glad you can put the coupons to work. Another trick is, if they are out of something at HF, find a senior sales person, be nice, polite, and whine and snivel about how you came in with that coupon to buy that widget and they are ALL out of stock and golly gee, what can we do here???. often they will give the next bigger item at the same cost. I did that on a pressure fed blaster (im using it for baking soda blasting) as well as a heavy duty roller car jack, instead of the ton and half they gave me the 3 ton. We get out to the car and my wife is....."You have NO Shame!" thats right baby.
I used to DREAM about a tall roller tool box, drooled over the craftsman catalogs, first thing i bought when i got out.
been accumulating ever since. Still buying tools. never can have too many. Im also about haggling and working the deals, overseas in most areas you were thought to be stupid by the locals if you didnt.
My wife finds it highly annoying, I haggle on everything. glad you can put the coupons to work. Another trick is, if they are out of something at HF, find a senior sales person, be nice, polite, and whine and snivel about how you came in with that coupon to buy that widget and they are ALL out of stock and golly gee, what can we do here???. often they will give the next bigger item at the same cost. I did that on a pressure fed blaster (im using it for baking soda blasting) as well as a heavy duty roller car jack, instead of the ton and half they gave me the 3 ton. We get out to the car and my wife is....."You have NO Shame!" thats right baby.
thrstrmech
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Air Force...I'm sorry
Navy/Army here, went back for more punishment for a long time my wife and mother-n-law bought me tools for my birthday and Christmas, was awesome. Now that happens every other year or so, but I still cut out ads and post 'em on the fridge door...hint, hint
My current employer just bought me 2k worth of tools and every quarter I get 350 bucks more to buy tools, and get to keep them as my personal tools
Navy/Army here, went back for more punishment
for a long time my wife and mother-n-law bought me tools for my birthday and Christmas, was awesome. Now that happens every other year or so, but I still cut out ads and post 'em on the fridge door...hint, hintMy current employer just bought me 2k worth of tools and every quarter I get 350 bucks more to buy tools, and get to keep them as my personal tools
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Well said ^^^ internet annoyance, ^^^ well said.
I echo your sentiments..
ps, I like the "frozen wash rag" idea.. I have frozen a "cone" of ice in a ratio-rite before for that exact purpose, however, the melt-water cooled perimeter steel quickly and proved counterproductive.. kudos to your idea
I echo your sentiments..
ps, I like the "frozen wash rag" idea.. I have frozen a "cone" of ice in a ratio-rite before for that exact purpose, however, the melt-water cooled perimeter steel quickly and proved counterproductive.. kudos to your idea
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ooh, the ratio rite idea is clever, i do like that idea as well, which, while not practical for this app,,, the coolest tool i ever saw was for rebuilding aviation engine cyl heads (Think Lycoming or Continental) these are basically glorified VW flat 4 or flat 6 engines, To remove the valve guides you heat up the head in a oven, then place on bricks with towels cushioning them,. theres a long tool,. about 5 foot long, with a drift on the end and a slide mechanism, you insert the drift, then theres a trigger and a bottle on the other end with Cold ice water, when you are ready you pull the trigger which releases the water inside the tubing INTO the drift which has small holes,, this coats the inside of the valve guide with cool water, shrinking it,, then you just tap the slide hammer and "POP" out comes the valve guide. Slick as all hell, Would be a bit much to make something like that for each application but I thought it was the coolest tool i have ever seen.
If you're asking me vs generally to the topic at hand, it doesn't matter what happens to that bearing beacuse you are correct, its bad anyway. What I meant was that the Autozone puller never really worked for me. It wouldn't grab the bearing and pull out, it always slipped out. I eventually tightened it down so tight one time I snapped the tool. So I ended up tearing the bearing apart using various other tools not designed for bearing removal to remove it. The Autozone puller was a waste of time for me. The harbor frieght tool worked perfectly, bearing out in a matter of seconds.
