Have slide hammer threads standardized any?

[shanny19]

I've got three vintage-ish slide hammers, and only a couple of attachments.

I'd like to get some more pullers and such, but each of my hammers has different threads. I've got:

New Britain with 1/2-13 threads
Pratt & Whitney with 3/4-10 threads
No-name with 5/8-18 threads

I know adapters are easily made, but by chance is any one of mine compatible with, say, current OTC attachments?

 

[Finky198]

Most of the snap on attachement are 5/8-18 and if I am not mistaken that is the most common size used throughout the industry

 

[kunkernator]

All my larger slide hammers are 5/8-18, I do have a couple smaller ones, that are used as dowel pullers, that are 1/2-13.

 

[shanny19]

Thanks guys.

 

[ericg]

A buddy gave me a MAC blind bearing puller set and they have ACME threads. I had to get an old MAC slide hammer shaft that had an ACME thread.

 

[HighPlainsWrencher]

OTC makes threaded puller adapters. I had to buy one to use a Snap On race puller on my no name slide hammer. The one I had to buy was OTC 8013.

 

[Wamsutta]

Most of them are 5/8''-18 unless you get the 1.75 pounder which will be 1/2''-20 threads.

 

[four.cycle]

shanny: check Ebay. search "Owatonna puller" - bits and pieces get listed there frequently. (also might want to check "OTC")

 

[George in Rancho Cordova]

My old Proto stuff is 9/16"

 

[Astro_Pneumatic_Tools]

Most all solid round slide hammer threads have been standardized to 5/8-18, hollow bar designs (often for dent/body pulling) can often come in 7/8" still.



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Chris
Product Manager

 

[leg17]

Plan on 5/8-18 as standard if you get, or make, any more slide hammers.
If you already have tooling for the other two, you might be faced with welding up adapters.