How to increase reach on a bearing puller

[OccupantRJ]

I needed to pull this bearing off a motor shaft, but the bearing was so close to the fan that I could not get any puller I had to get underneath the bearing. The only puller I had out of several that had thin pull hooks would not assemble without leaning outward too much to get underneath the bearing. After studying this quandry a bit, I came up with this solution. I used the pull hooks and side links off one puller, and pulled that one with another one. I left the side plates slack so that they would be able to surround the shaft. With this rig, I was able to pull the bearing up enough to switch to the standard puller to finish the job. Sometimes you gotta get creative!

 

[NASTYZEN]

That's brilliant! Now watch your teeth............

 

[OccupantRJ]

I wore a face shield when doing the job, but that 6203 bearing did not take a great amount of force to remove. It was just difficult to get hold of.

 

[CD360]

Great idea

 

[rsanter]

so you were pulling the puller
good idea

bob

 

[senlow]

Well done.

 

[Garage5.9]

Genious!!!

 

[metaleltr]

That's very creative!

The background has intrigued me, whats up with the tool storage in the background? I would love to see more pictures of the tools stored on the wall.

 

[diesel research]

So what about a bearing splitter and the typical bar-type push/pull puller? That would allow you to use threaded rod of whatever length.

I understand the task is already accomplished, but I mean for "next time"

 

[senlow]

So what about a bearing splitter and the typical bar-type push/pull puller? That would allow you to use threaded rod of whatever length.

I understand the task is already accomplished, but I mean for "next time"

It appears to me that the fan would interfere with a bearing seperator.

 

[OccupantRJ]

It appears to me that the fan would interfere with a bearing seperator.

True, it did.

 

[OccupantRJ]

That's very creative!

The background has intrigued me, whats up with the tool storage in the background? I would love to see more pictures of the tools stored on the wall.

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