Rear Hub Puller

[CatGuy]

I don't think I asked this before. At least I can't see that I did. In pulling the rear hub on my '26 Runabout with wire wheels, do I need to buy the threaded hub puller that is in the catalog or can I use a 3 finger style like the parts stores has?

[Kevin Pharis]

A 3 finger should work fine... as long as it is the type that bolts on with the lug nuts and designed for pulling hubs. An original would have slid into the reduced diameter portion at the end of the hub snout. The threaded pullers are for the wood wheel hubs, but could be the right tool for the job if your car has wood wheel hubs with wire wheel adapters.

Are your hubs threaded...?

[CatGuy]

A 3 finger should work fine... as long as it is the type that bolts on with the lug nuts and designed for pulling hubs. An original would have slid into the reduced diameter portion at the end of the hub snout. The threaded pullers are for the wood wheel hubs, but could be the right tool for the job if your car has wood wheel hubs with wire wheel adapters.

Are your hubs threaded...?

I'll have to see if they are threaded. I can't recall just yet. I hadn't heard that the threaded pullers were for wood wheel hubs.

[jsaylor]

You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight for $16.00. with a little grinding it makes an excellent puller for the wire wheel hub.

[Steve Jelf]

You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight...

Does it fit the Model T pitman arm?

[jsaylor]

Unfortunately it does not fit the Model T pitman arm. It's too wide.

[Flivver]

You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight for $16.00. with a little grinding it makes an excellent puller for the wire wheel hub.

Yep, it works great!