Blind Hole Bushing Puller

[Conway]

Any one have a recommendation on a good set?

 

[rsanter]

Put grease in the hole and then the right size dowel or solid pin and hammer on the dowel/pin.
The grease will drive the bushing out

Bob

 

[bmxdad]

Beat me to it ... ^^ don't need to hit hard either.

 

[kythri]

If you don't want to do that (I didn't have any luck at it trying to remove a pilot bearing):

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRH7Y/?tag=atomicindus08-20 <-- $106.31

Or:

http://www.harborfreight.com/blind-hole-bearing-puller-95987.html <-- $74.99, use the 25% off coupon here:

http://nwclipper.com/coupons/140607/Harbor_Freight~140607~01~15~01.pdf

And it's $56.24.

I personally have 100% confidence in anything OTC makes, and will more than happily admit that it's probably a "better" unit than the HF one.

However, for half the cost, for something I'm not going to be using all the time? I own the HF unit, bought it to deal with a pilot bearing on my sister's Mustang, after the whole "pack the hole with a bunch of **** and whack it out with a bar and hammer" nonsense didn't work.

This thing performed marvelously, and it appears/feels to be of very good construction. The finish isn't as "refined" as the OTC appears to be, but it's not like it's rough and jaggy.

It's a good tool that does the job it's designed to.

 

[Ign]

I have a HF 95987 (NLA). I grabbed it 4 years ago at local pawn for $30, unused.

I was fighting a stubborn pilot bearing on an '88 Ranger 2.3 today, and the puller was awesome. I actually had to fit the slide weight from my OTC to get the bearing to move (visible in pic - supplied shiny weight in foreground).

Anyway, if you don't have a blind hole puller and you do much automotive work, get one! The typical 2 jaw "pilot bearing pullers" flex the arms too much when things get real. I've managed to combat this before by driving a wedge between the arms to keep them forced apart, but it's annoying.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Never had ANY luck with the old grease trick, so I got the HF unit. Works good for a rarely used but very useful tool!

 

[macgee]

I also been thinking about getting one as well but sitting on the fence to first rationalize it.

I recently did buy the Harbor Freight Bearing Separator And Puller Set and highly recommend it.
Its not bad and worked great for pulling several hard to access bearings that my other pullers couldn't access.
While it might not be as nice as my USAG pullers, they come close in function (so far), the threads were clean and turned well, everything fit and nothing was wonky and nothing broke while using it but its still early. I think I paid $39 out the door for the set with coupon.

The blind hole puller would be great if you were also able to use dowel pin holders with the puller to pull those pesky pins that don't want to come out.

 

[pi_guy]

I also been thinking about getting one as well but sitting on the fence to first rationalize it.


The blind hole puller would be great if you were also able to use dowel pin holders with the puller to pull those pesky pins that don't want to come out.

SO makes a dowel pin puller you can set it up with the blind hole puller. Most just use the slide hammer method.

 

[Notgrownup]

Rent one for free at auto zone. I did when I pulled inner cam bearings out of my Harley motor.

 

[macgee]

Rent one for free at auto zone. I did when I pulled inner cam bearings out of my Harley motor.

Good mention.
Some stores just lend tools to you for free for 12 hrs. Unfortunately I didn't see any stores around me offer a blind hole puller otherwise I would be all over that with a smile.

Definitely worth the OP's time to find out if thats an option near him.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Never had ANY luck with the old grease trick, so I got the HF unit. Works good for a rarely used but very useful tool!

Use bread. Seriously, works well and simpler than grease.


Once had a guy get a spark plug socket stuck in a 5.4L Triton. He stuck a normal 5/8 down the hole, and got it stuck, not knowing it was a 14mm. Slide hammers on locking extensions, all the tricks failed.

1/2 loaf of white bread and an extension to jam it in, removed the socket. Bread is also easier to clean in some situations.

 

[macgee]

Use bread. Seriously, works well and simpler than grease.


Once had a guy get a spark plug socket stuck in a 5.4L Triton. He stuck a normal 5/8 down the hole, and got it stuck, not knowing it was a 14mm. Slide hammers on locking extensions, all the tricks failed.

1/2 loaf of white bread and an extension to jam it in, removed the socket. Bread is also easier to clean in some situations.

I would like to see a video of that.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

I would like to see a video of that.

It was perhaps the greatest advice I will ever give another human being.


Not only did it fix the problem, it lead to a further discussion within the shop on the hydraulic properties of different kinds/brands, would whole-wheat work, etc.

 

[dadsEH]

I used peanut butter...much better than grease.

 

[bob15]

Never had any issues using the Snap On blind bearing puller set.

 

[Hack Fabrication]

Bar soap (Irish Spring, I like the smell...). This is what I used to remove the pilot bearing from the crank on my Ford 5.0L. Shave the soap into small pieces, stuff in hole, wood dowel. A couple of taps and it was out.

 

[Balor]

Use the appropriate tap as far in as you can go, then use all tread, socket, with a washer and nut and pull it out.

 

[Dozerhand]

One slick way to do it is to drop a ball bearing in the hole, then adapt an appropriate size tap to your impact wrench, start threading the tap into your bushing, and when it hits the ball bearing it will walk the bushing right out. It was one of those ah-ha moments when someone showed me how to do this.

 

[bob15]

One slick way to do it is to drop a ball bearing in the hole, then adapt an appropriate size tap to your impact wrench, start threading the tap into your bushing, and when it hits the ball bearing it will walk the bushing right out. It was one of those ah-ha moments when someone showed me how to do this.

Unless you snap the tap off and now you have double the work.....

 

[Steve_P]

Grease makes a huge mess. After one fail with grease, I soaked newspaper in water the next time a puller didnt work

 

[B_Bimmer]

One of the first quality tools I would buy if I had to start over for the work I like to do would be the snap on or otc blind hole puller set. So much better when needed it's not even comparable.

Otc 6981

Also it should be noted that anyone who suggests pullers from harbor fright is not credible.

 

[DFB]

HF Pitsburgh #62601 I purchased one earlier this year with ITC was $49

Compare it to the OTC set

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/OTC-4581

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRH7Y/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[macgee]

Also it should be noted that anyone who suggests pullers from harbor fright is not credible.

You might be onto something since I restore swiss made machinery (Tousdiaman, Schaublin, Sixis, Emco....etc) working in .0001" tolerances. I have the HF separator and use it on occasion when my other pullers (USAG, SKG, Hazet) don't work and it has worked just fine (in all honesty, I am surprised).

The best thing to do is evaluate the right tool for your projects, the amount of use and cost benefit. The HF one would be for the occasional user and about 70% cheaper than the S-O Taiwan version, so one should not be confused about the parity of the two, it's already implied. If you want to talk about quality, S-O doesn't makes there own, it's a relabeled tool that's most likely now made overseas with lesser quality than the ones made 30 years ago and you're mostly over paying for the warranty that is typically only useful to mechanics at dealerships that the S-O trucks rely on for income so they stop by often and give you less hassle about warranty.

If you want to talk about excellent quality tools then you should instead mention SKF, Kukko, Timken, Gedore and Hazet pullers but they're not available on mechanic S-O trucks. There's also other really good small companies that make high end pullers that easily rival what S-O offers, not saying S-O is bad, just don't think there the best or only the best. Check out Kukko series 28, SKF TMIC, Gedore's Tin coated internal extractor sets (blind hole puller).

Here's SKF's, which hands down I would rather use than S-O's:

https://www.skf.com/us/products/maintenance-products/mechanical-tools-for-mounting-and-dismounting/bearing-pullers/internal-pullers

I make custom made fasteners and parts to fit the machines above that we restore and then have them sent out to get hardened with our custom hardening specs so I may not have much creditability.

 

[Ign]

The machining on my HF set seemed solid (shrug)....but I do have a now-obsolete item #

The design is such that it's hard to **** it up, but yeah, the Chinese could manage.

This particular pilot bearing was STUBBORN, and all the needles were long gone, which made me even more worried the entire outer cage was gonna collapse or just fold over the lip the puller was tugging on, but it worked great after I got after it with a bigger slide weight.

But I'm not credible anyway. That said, I'm not suggesting people should run and buy the HF blind hole puller, merely that people should get a blind hole puller. Of course, said suggestion would only be credible if the person suggesting it were, um, well, credible (shrug)

 

[jonesg]

 

[anndel]

I used white bread and got the bearing out after a couple of slides. Bread cleaned up nicely.

 

[Buckgnarly]

Damn, just like that, I lost all my credibility....man, internet forums are a powerful thing.

 

[KnurledNut]

Never had to do it, but always heard the white bread trick works.

 

[Notgrownup]

Son of a biscuit eater...I will be Devilled Ham...

 

[bob15]

You might be onto something since I restore swiss made machinery (Tousdiaman, Schaublin, Sixis, Emco....etc) working in .0001" tolerances. I have the HF separator and use it on occasion when my other pullers (USAG, SKG, Hazet) don't work and it has worked just fine (in all honesty, I am surprised).

The best thing to do is evaluate the right tool for your projects, the amount of use and cost benefit. The HF one would be for the occasional user and about 70% cheaper than the S-O Taiwan version, so one should not be confused about the parity of the two, it's already implied. If you want to talk about quality, S-O doesn't makes there own, it's a relabeled tool that's most likely now made overseas with lesser quality than the ones made 30 years ago and you're mostly over paying for the warranty that is typically only useful to mechanics at dealerships that the S-O trucks rely on for income so they stop by often and give you less hassle about warranty.

If you want to talk about excellent quality tools then you should instead mention SKF, Kukko, Timken, Gedore and Hazet pullers but they're not available on mechanic S-O trucks. There's also other really good small companies that make high end pullers that easily rival what S-O offers, not saying S-O is bad, just don't think there the best or only the best. Check out Kukko series 28, SKF TMIC, Gedore's Tin coated internal extractor sets (blind hole puller).

Here's SKF's, which hands down I would rather use than S-O's:

https://www.skf.com/us/products/maintenance-products/mechanical-tools-for-mounting-and-dismounting/bearing-pullers/internal-pullers

I make custom made fasteners and parts to fit the machines above that we restore and then have them sent out to get hardened with our custom hardening specs so I may not have much creditability.

So the Snappy collet and slide screw I bought from Snap On last year aren't made in the US even though their website says the COO is USA and it is stamped USA on it?

And who actually makes the Snap On blind bearing puller set, if as you say Snap On doesn't make it?

Oh and FYI, the Snap On collet and slide screw that I bought last year are of the same quality as the 30 year old pieces that are in my set.

 

[macgee]

So the Snappy collet and slide screw I bought from Snap On last year aren't made in the US even though their website says the COO is USA and it is stamped USA on it?

And who actually makes the Snap On blind bearing puller set, if as you say Snap On doesn't make it?

Oh and FYI, the Snap On collet and slide screw that I bought last year are of the same quality as the 30 year old pieces that are in my set.

Example and no Snap-On doesn't make their own USA versions but glad you like yours and impressed with it. I never said there's nothing wrong with them.

https://shop.snapon.com/product/sup...shing-and-Bearing-Puller-Master-Kit/SIRST9006

 

[Den69rs96]

I rarely use a blind bearing puller so I was not spending $160 for the OTC kit. I ended up getting this kit from amazon. Its not the best, but I had zero issues with it the 3-4 times I used it. Last time I used it, I needed to pull my pilot bushing. I lightly tapped the adapter in and had to use the threaded puller as the slide hammer was not heavy enough to remove the bushing. Made removing a pilot bushing on my sbc a piece of cake.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4UJFRH/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Ign]

I rarely use a blind bearing puller so I was not spending $160 for the OTC kit. I ended up getting this kit from amazon. Its not the best, but I had zero issues with it the 3-4 times I used it. Last time I used it, I needed to pull my pilot bushing. I lightly tapped the adapter in and had to use the threaded puller as the slide hammer was not heavy enough to remove the bushing. Made removing a pilot bushing on my sbc a piece of cake.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4UJFRH/?tag=atomicindus08-20

[VALLEY GIRL VOICE] Pfft.....you are like sooooo not credible.....that is not a Snap-On or OhhTeeSee.....like, that is soooooooo ratchet [/VALLEY GIRL VOICE]

 

[csp]

The best one I've used is no longer available new. It's from Crozier Machine & Tool. Looks like the set I have had an MSRP of over $500 in 2001. I gave $2.50 at an auction.

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/v...bearing-extractors-series-86-and-100-crozier-

 

[bob15]

Example and no Snap-On doesn't make their own USA versions but glad you like yours and impressed with it.

https://shop.snapon.com/product/sup...shing-and-Bearing-Puller-Master-Kit/SIRST9006

Why say they don't if you cannot prove it, one way or another?

You also said they were import yet the ones I bought and have owned, plus their website say otherwise....again please don't write false claims in this site. There is enough bad-info on the 'net, don't add to it. The one you list is a Blue Point/SIR set, not a Snap On set.

The below picture is the Snap On set out of their catalog(not sure why it won't load but page 474 of their electronic catalog will show the same page i listed). The other picture is some of my set to show I'm not lying....just lazy in that I don't feel like walking out there to take a better photo....

 

[pi_guy]

Why say they don't if you cannot prove it, one way or another?

You also said they were import yet the ones I bought and have owned, plus their website say otherwise....again please don't write false claims in this site. There is enough bad-info on the 'net, don't add to it. The one you list is a Blue Point/SIR set, not a Snap On set.

The below picture is the Snap On set out of their catalog(not sure why it won't load but page 474 of their electronic catalog will show the same page i listed). The other picture is some of my set to show I'm not lying....just lazy in that I don't feel like walking out there to take a better photo....

The SO is American made by them. What I have found with the various puller and related stuff combining them to make other pulling or pushing devices. The stud remover and various collets is made by no one else.
If I am working on a unobtainable gearbox risking my reputation and possibly damage to gearbox why would I use a cheap tool?

 

[Den69rs96]

[VALLEY GIRL VOICE] Pfft.....you are like sooooo not credible.....that is not a Snap-On or OhhTeeSee.....like, that is soooooooo ratchet [/VALLEY GIRL VOICE]

Lmao. I’m ok with that.