Anybody have a source for slide hammer accessories?

[sevensandeights]

I have been on the look out for a slide hammer kit for a while - not something i desperately needed but had a few projects that it would make easier. I bought a used tool box a few weeks ago and it came with a free Proto slide hammer! Now I need the attachments. I think my hammer has the common 5/8ths thread. It will be used as a puller for bearings and ATV axle shafts. Anybody have a good source for these types of things?

 

[Packard V8]

Good ones definitely aren't cheap and cheap ones are seldom good.

OTC makes one of the largest selections of slide hammer accessories.

jack vines

 

[crewchief888]

i'd be looking at pawn shops and flea mkts for what i needed.

i'd be willing to bet a lot of the accessories you'd want arent gonna be an "off the shelf" item.

a lot of my slide hammer stuff is all "custom"

 

[PMD1966]

Bought an old slide hammer with weird threads. Rethreaded it to take coupling nuts. Make
what I need. Even welded some old Vise Grips to the coupling nuts. Cheap tool, but it works.

 

[toplessHO]

got the OTC silver ******* and its great for a lot of things
I too have made quite a few attachments to add to that kit

 

[four.cycle]

sevensandeights:
keep your eye on the Ebay listings for "OTC puller" and "Owatonna puller" (one and the same company) and you'll find listings for bits and pieces, or partial pullers.

 

[ultgar]

Facom has a large selection of pullers and accessories.....see http://www.degeco-facom-tools.be/en/pdf/F13-pullers.pdf . Not sure about 5/8" tip adapters or accessories though.

 

[anndel]

I have the OTC kit with the 5 lb hammer from Amazon.com I also have the separate 10 lb hammer in case I need it.

 

[Farmall450]

Good ones definitely aren't cheap and cheap ones are seldom good.

OTC makes one of the largest selections of slide hammer accessories.

jack vines

Exactly.

 

[sevensandeights]

Thanks - I'll double check the thread but I am pretty sure that 5/8ths thread is the common version, correct?

 

[ken w.]

I'm not a big Harbor Freight person , but they sell a 3 piece rear bearing race removal tool that goes on sale for around $ 25.00. I have also picked up accessories on Ebay.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Thanks - I'll double check the thread but I am pretty sure that 5/8ths thread is the common version, correct?

Yes.

 

[ultgar]

Thanks - I'll double check the thread but I am pretty sure that 5/8ths thread is the common version, correct?

The cheaper slide hammers, even up to 5 lbs, are using 5/8" thread. The better ones use 7/8" for 5 lbs and larger. Its very easy to break some of the smaller adapters and accessories (typically reserved for pullers) when aggressively using a slide hammer. SD

 

[Wamsutta]

The easiest thing to do is download the OTC catalog and then Google the part number of the accessory you want.