My Favorite Axle Gear, Bearing, Hub Puller

[StevenS]

I find this puller to do the best on all the heavy pulling for my axle gears, gears, bearings, hubs (Model A) for my Model T, Model TT, and Model A. I like the positive locking ring that keeps the pulling arms from sliding off my work. The gear pictured is a Model TT axle gear it just pulled off, just like butter.

[John Codman]

Be aware that the price of that particular puller is north of $300. They do make smaller models for less, but not having performed that pull, I don't know if a puller with less reach or capacity would be suitable.

[Allan]

How does that puller push the axle gears ON enough to get the C clips out to start the pull? That is often the hardest part of the gear removal task.

Allan from down under.

[StevenS]

How does that puller push the axle gears ON enough to get the C clips out to start the pull? That is often the hardest part of the gear removal task.

Allan from down under.

Allan,

To get the axle gear pushed down to get the C clip off, I stand the axle up (gear side up) on a block of wood (nut on the axle shaft to rest on the block of wood). Then I have a short steel pipe with a cap that slips over the axle and sits on the gear on the flat edge. Then I hit it with a 4 lb hammer to drive it down. I have removed eight Model TT axle gears that way ( I do not have a tall press in my shop area). Sometime it takes a few hits to get the gear to move.