On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:56:01 -0800, "Steve B" wrote:


"John B." wrote

But more realistically, there are a host of jobs that you simply
cannot accomplish if you don't have the correct puller, spanner,
whatever.

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John B.

True. Yet I still see gear pullers priced from $19.99 at HF to $479.99 at
Graingers, and most of the time, they will both get the gear off. And the
longevity of the item has a LOT to do with the skill and finesse of the
mechanic using it. (As well as the original metallurgy.) Still HF will
give you another if one fails .......... generally. If you bring in
employees, all bets are off, as they can screw up an anvil.

Steve

Ive used HF gear pullers in machine tool repair for years..and have
found that while they are good for onesy twosy jobs...they dont hold up
for extended periods of time. Which is why Ive stocked up on (used)
Proto gear pullers and some other name..cant remember which at the
moment..Ill have to go look..big set...heavy..got a bunch of them. And
Ive even broken them. I pulled a 3' flywheel off an air compressor...50
hp..and it was well rusted on..and stripped out the threads on a
Proto..so went home and got one of the BIG pullers (cant remember the
damned name) and pulled it with that.

So HF pullers are Ok...for the average home user..but they dont hold up
well in industrial settings.

Serious difference in price too, unless you find used sets VBG

Gunner

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