who makes a hammer like this?

[n8n]

Guy I know has a hammer that is the ticket for blasting off stuck rotors without damaging them. It's huge, about 4-5 lbs I would guess, wood handle with ridges in it, two different color green soft faces. I keep meaning to take a picture of it but I also keep forgetting. I asked him where he got it, and instead of the usual "off the Snap-On truck" answer I was dreading, he said that he got it at a yard sale :/

There's no identifying marks on it, and I'm having a hard time finding a comparable affordably priced hammer...

 

[Coach James]

Like the double soft face on here?

http://www.alltiresupply.com/p-T34.html


Coach

 

[n8n]

not really, looks more like this but the handle has ridges in it and instead of a white face the 2nd one is light green... and it's at least 2x as heavy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matticks-2-...63284311?pt=US_Hand_Tools&hash=item1e83fb0257

Or if anyone has a recommend for a currently available heavy soft face hammer, I'm open to suggestions...

 

[Rummel]

Is it a soft impact hammer?

http://www.indiamart.com/ganeshtool...html#denting-hammer-soft-faced-plastic-hammer

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Does it look like this, but a different handle?

 

[Kracin]

use a large 3 jaw puller with a slide hammer in the rear thread?

 

[n8n]

Does it look like this, but a different handle?

Yes and no. He also has those Snap-On hammers as well, but using them back to back with the one I'm trying to find, the mystery hammer kicks their ****. It's not a dead blow, and it has a separate head and wooden handle. It *does* have soft plastic faces however.

 

[Belgique Basterd]

After being unable to remove a stuck rotor using my big heavy (5kg) steel short handled sledge hammer, a quick search on youtube led me to this tip. Had to use very little force on the bolts and the rotors popped right off.

 

[SKAutomotive]

Why does it have to be the same hammer? I blast them off with no problem or damage with the 11.99 dead blow from HF.

 

[rtole]

I have never had to do anything but hit one like a man with a 4lbs hammer. If its a rotor i have to save......pb blaster and a little rattle with the air hammer. North dakota is a very rusty state. I would be surprised if it gets any worse than here. A brass hammer would work well here as well.

 

[Farmall450]

I have never had to do anything but hit one like a man with a 4lbs hammer. If its a rotor i have to save......pb blaster and a little rattle with the air hammer. North dakota is a very rusty state. I would be surprised if it gets any worse than here. A brass hammer would work well here as well.

Most midwestern states are bad...snow = salt = rust.

So are those on the ocean.

 

[n8n]

Why does it have to be the same hammer? I blast them off with no problem or damage with the 11.99 dead blow from HF.

Doesn't have to be the exact same same but everything I've found online that looks similar is $70 or more, and nobody local to me stocks hammers as big save for HF, and a deadblow for whatever reason doesn't seem to work as effectively.

 

[A_Pmech]

A big hammer is a great way to brinell the wheel bearing.

 

[NKlamerus]

I had the same issue, turns out the 2000 body style 2500HD Chevys have 2 threaded holes just to pop them off.

 

[rtole]

I would doubt I can damage a wheel bearing with a 4 lbs hammer if it carries a 3500lbs vehicle hitting potholes and all the other things a wheel bearing has to put up with. Sure it could shock a bearing, but it would be less than what the bearing is subjected to on the road.

 

[ex-x-fire]

Is this the mystery hammer? The Cornwell Li'l BFH.

 

[Thedroid]

Take a look at the Garland split head hammers. You can get at least as big as 5 lbs, and you can put all types of faces in them including a green rubber face. Rawhide wich are really nice, copper, and various other hard and soft plastics. A machinist on my crew has a few of them and they're tough hammers that pack a wallop. Handles don't have lines in them, but that can easily be fixed.

http://www.garlandmfg.com/mallets/split.html

 

[theoldwizard1]

Why does it have to be the same hammer? I blast them off with no problem or damage with the 11.99 dead blow from HF.

I got to pick up a dead blow next time I'm at HF !

HF stopped carrying my favorite BFH ! The 4 lb "Engineer's hammer" with the fiberglass handle. The "Drilling Hammer" has too short of a handle.

 

[Doug Arthurs]

I will bet the hammer you saw is a Lixie Hammer. Different color tips indicate different hardnesses.

 

[Doug Arthurs]

Here is a link http://www.lixiehammers.com/prod1DeadblowHickory.shtml

 

[n8n]

After being unable to remove a stuck rotor using my big heavy (5kg) steel short handled sledge hammer, a quick search on youtube led me to this tip. Had to use very little force on the bolts and the rotors popped right off.

Hmm... I think I'm getting an idea here. I wonder if using a sacrificial rotor and that technique would work for pressing out an uber-stuck hub bearing. I have a feeling that I will have to do one on a Saturn Vue soon and those are apparently a notorious PITA.

 

[nicksnothereman]

Guy I know has a hammer that is the ticket for blasting off stuck rotors without damaging them. It's huge, about 4-5 lbs I would guess, wood handle with ridges in it, two different color green soft faces. I keep meaning to take a picture of it but I also keep forgetting. I asked him where he got it, and instead of the usual "off the Snap-On truck" answer I was dreading, he said that he got it at a yard sale :/

There's no identifying marks on it, and I'm having a hard time finding a comparable affordably priced hammer...

Err...you could wrap a sledge? If it were really stuck I'd just use heat and penetrating oil (like with everything else) then go at it with a drilling hammer. Soft face...I probably would wrap with something (maybe a towel), do it all the time results are typically good. Dead blow could be used but usually not in that weight, never seen one but a couple companies make them; super expensive (100 bucks from estwing).

 

[Tarheelgarage]

Just use an air Hammer with a flat nose bit to knock them off...

 

[Diddly]

This is what I use on the super stuck ones
http://www.otctools.com/products/brake-drum-and-rotor-puller

 

[bimmerTEK]

*2 for the otc rotor puller specially if you are reusing the rotor. just note that the otc puller will not work in all rotors if there is space for the jaws to grab

 

[Jrsixx]

Hmm... I think I'm getting an idea here. I wonder if using a sacrificial rotor and that technique would work for pressing out an uber-stuck hub bearing. I have a feeling that I will have to do one on a Saturn Vue soon and those are apparently a notorious PITA.

I've done a few Vue wheel bearings. Never had a problem with any of them, couple hits with a 3lb sledge and they pop out. They make a nice tool for an air hammer that's basically a socket like end on a hammer bit. Pull the bolts out most of the way, hit with the tool, pops out. Can also do it with a regular hammer bit, just have to be careful not to trash the bolt head. As far as rotors go, never had an issue with using an air hammer on the hat to loosen them. And yes you can trash a bearing by hitting the rotor with a hammer, not likely, but iyoucan do it.