[Tigers] rear axle hub puller

[Larry Mayfield]

No, not really. The one I have built and use when necessary,uses 4 torquable boltsto apply the axle end load. The big center one ala commercial type puller requires the bigger torque equal to  total loading as 4 smaller bolts combined and hence more opposite grunt to hold it in place when tightening.  I am lazy so a handle on mine reacting the torque load being applied.

 

If that wasn’t clear, my bad,,,

 

Larry

Pahrump, nv 

 

From: Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 5:55 PM
To: 'Larry Mayfield' <drmayf at mayfco.com>; clydemclaughlin at verizon.net
Cc: tigers at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: RE: [Tigers] rear axle hub puller

 

So you would like the Rootes Factory tools as shown in the Shop Manual.

 

Beefy with a lever arm.   These are nice looking tools for the job.

 

Ron Fraser

 

 

From: Larry Mayfield <drmayf at mayfco.com <mailto:drmayf at mayfco.com> > 
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 7:22 PM
To: 'Ron Fraser' <rfraser at bluefrog.com <mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com> >; clydemclaughlin at verizon.net <mailto:clydemclaughlin at verizon.net> 
Cc: tigers at Autox.Team.Net <mailto:tigers at Autox.Team.Net> 
Subject: RE: [Tigers] rear axle hub puller

 

So far all of the home made pullers I have seen, mine included, are lacking one essential component: the handle that is needed to counter the gorilla strength needed to tighten the center bolt to pop off the hub. Especially those with a central hub puller set up like a commercial puller.  Mine uses 4 grade 8, 7/16 UNC bolts to provide the grunt and so I never have to pull more than 45 ft- pounds on the torque wrench handle to get a hub to pop off.  But it would be nice to have a handle that could be braced against the floor during the torquing.  The goodness is that he hubs very seldom need to actually be removed.   Kudos to all who have fab’d their pullers!  Nice tool to have on the shelf.

 

Drmayf

Aka Larry

Pahrump

 

 

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of Ron Fraser via Tigers
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 11:51 AM
To: clydemclaughlin at verizon.net <mailto:clydemclaughlin at verizon.net> 
Cc: tigers at Autox.Team.Net <mailto:tigers at Autox.Team.Net> 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] rear axle hub puller

 

Clyde

                As I see it, conversations like this one are never closed.   New information and ideas are always welcome.

 

I would ask for some dimensions of your puller tool.

 

Steel plate looks like it is ½” thick?

Size of the jack screw?

 

The tools shown in the Shop Manual look beefy so any tool someone makes needs to also be beefy.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of clyde mclaughlin via Tigers
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:31 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net> 
Subject: [Tigers] rear axle hub puller

 

I know the conversation about rear axle hub pullers was pretty well exhausted a couple weeks ago, I have recently moved and finally got this unpacked so I thought I would forward along a pix of the puller I made and it works perfectly, it has probably taken off a half dozen or so, the key is a strong plate with NO FLEX and the large jack screw, set this up put a really good strain on the jack screw and then smack it with a good hammer and BANG it pops off.

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