bearing pullers
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bearing pullers
I'm planning to rebuild a couple of rear-ends. I'm looking for a decent bearing puller to pull carrier bearings and what not.. I don't want to pay $400 for a professional bearing puller, just looking for a nice alternative.
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I'm about in the same boat as you, only different. I've done a number of rear-ends and other things where such a puller would come in handy, but you can (and most other people do) use a press. Much more versitle (<SP?) anyway.
I'm gonna buy the 12 ton harbor-freight press soon. $200.
I'm gonna buy the 12 ton harbor-freight press soon. $200.
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I was thinking about getting a press as well, it would be quite a handy tool. However, I have limited space in my basement to set a press. However, I might end up doing that and just throw out my furnace. 
are you planning on using those clamshell bearing pullers with the press?
are you planning on using those clamshell bearing pullers with the press?
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Wow, sounds you are about as hardcore as I am. Maybe more, the furnace would be one of the last to go, just before the fridge.
Here's a link to some 'plates' you'll need. Or this one. I thought they came with the press, but learned two things when looking.
1. They don't.
2. The $200 press is a 20 ton unit, the 12 tonner is on sale for $100.
I'll probably go for the bigger one - I seem to push all my tools to the limit, and see this one as one that could be catastrophic when it fails. Besides that, they are both probably harbor freight quality. Not that I've had bad luck with them, in fact I've had really good luck with most of it.
Here's a link to some 'plates' you'll need. Or this one. I thought they came with the press, but learned two things when looking.
1. They don't.
2. The $200 press is a 20 ton unit, the 12 tonner is on sale for $100.
I'll probably go for the bigger one - I seem to push all my tools to the limit, and see this one as one that could be catastrophic when it fails. Besides that, they are both probably harbor freight quality. Not that I've had bad luck with them, in fact I've had really good luck with most of it.
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Yes, the press may come with press plates but you really need the bearing splitter/separator. If you can cut/weld/drill/ you could make a puller that would use a large (hard) bolt to pull on that bearing plate. You would also need to make a centering plate to set in the carrier hole for the bolt to push on. I made a couple long puller arms for a regular puller for pulling the center bearing on a Mazda trans. Beats buying one.
