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have a hub that i can't get off.what's a good puller?

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ebinmaine

Believe it or not the Best puller is actually another hub. 

 

Do NOT use a 3 jaw. 

 

@953 nut has shared a pic or two of hub puller that's done with threaded rod and a jack. 

 

 

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ebinmaine

Scroll down a bit in this thread and there's a few great puller ideas. 

 

I've put a few "search words" in it so I can find it when I need to. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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peter lena

ebin , agree with you on the use of another hub , the most important thing of a long stuck part removal , is OVERWHEMING SOLID STRENGTH , when its hooked up correctly , its just a solid steady pull off , steering wheel removal  is a good example of that . when that steering shaft is bouncing , you are going nowhere . when you brace it up to a wall or post , the mechanical pull is solid and smooth .  learned from failure , pete  

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squonk

Homemade. 3/4" plate.  7/8"fine thread HD all thread and 3 HD 7/8" fine nuts.  5  7/16" fine bolts threaded into the hub with washers and nuts backing them up. (backing nuts not pictured)

 

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Maxwell-8

And don't use the existing bolt-treads in the stuck hub (don't ask me how i know :unsure:)

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daveoman1966

This has never failed me...

While you have it off, check the seal...good time to replace it too. 

 

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ebinmaine
1 hour ago, daveoman1966 said:

This......

 

EXCELLENT set of instructions Dave. 

 

How big of a dead blow do you have?

I've had a 1# until recently then added a 3# to the arsenal. 

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Jeff-C175
1 hour ago, daveoman1966 said:

to replace it

 

I've always used the hub as a 'slide hammer' to seat the seal straight and true.  Works good for me!

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ebinmaine
On 4/25/2021 at 11:32 AM, squonk said:

Homemade. 3/4" plate.  7/8"fine thread HD all thread and 3 HD 7/8" fine nuts.  5  7/16" fine bolts threaded into the hub with washers and nuts backing them up. (backing nuts not pictured)

 

puller.jpg.551595f6529e856c54cdf27506ebd0c2.jpg

 

 

Mike. You still using this method?

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squonk
7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Mike. You still using this method?

Yup. Haven't had to pull one for a while

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ebinmaine
Just now, squonk said:

Yup. Haven't had to pull one for a while

 

Any chance you can show pics aligning the 3 large nuts?

I assume you must have welded them together while they were lined up in the large pulling bolt/threaded rod?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Cee245.  Cory here's one of the threads to see. 

 

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rmaynard

This is my hub puller that I built in 2010.

 

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The only thing I've changed is all the 3/8" hardware is now grade 8. 

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ebinmaine
10 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

This is my hub puller that I built in 2010.

 

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The only thing I've changed is all the 3/8" hardware is now grade 8. 

 

 

Bob. I just created a consolidation thread in Tools. 

Would you mind posting this pic there as well?

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rmaynard
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Would you mind posting this pic there as well?

No problem 

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I just pulled two hubs last week and used the setup shown in #9. Worked very well, but I had to get an old socket in underneath and grease everything good because there was too much friction and not enough screw. Of course you need to use a forcing screw and not the slide hammer or you will not do anything.

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kpinnc
On 4/27/2025 at 6:03 PM, adsm08 said:

not the slide hammer

 

Agreed. Slide hammer will just strip the E-clip off the end of the axle inside the transmission. There is no fixing that other than replacing the axle. Ask me how I know... :blink:

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ebinmaine
24 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

There is no fixing that other than replacing the axle

 

Or drilling for a cross pin inside the differential. 

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kpinnc
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Or drilling for a cross pin inside the differential. 

 

True, or if you have a lathe you can cut a deeper groove for a new clip. 

 

Either way though, alot of avoidable work. 

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ineedanother

This is about as simple and cheap as I could come up with. Trim the shoulder from a bad hub and bore the lug holes to accommodate some 4" bolts from McMaster's. Add a cheap puller from any auto parts outlet and I've pulled some pretty stubborn hubs with ease.

 

 

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953 nut

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peter lena

@chev0545  what you want is a  bearing separator  hub puller , its center line pull , is overpowering  to the  hub , also like KROIL penetrant  days out , gets it done , pete

 

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