Turpid Porpoise
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
Wouldn’t grab either pilot bearings I tried to remove. Crossbar bent before it ever grabbed hard enough to hold
Joseph J. Blavatt III
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
When you are under the vehicle and on your back the slide hammer type of bearing puller can work but your limited in space and amount of force. With this type of pilot bearing puller once the arms have a good grip on the inside outer edge of the bearing it will remove the bearing using a wrench. Very nice.
Lynnette Kuipers
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
The alternative choice was a slide hammer type which you need some room for.This tool is great no matter how much elbow room you have.I read the reviews and gave it more of a flat spot to grip with, and it worked greatthe very first try.
Professor Potrzebie
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
I used this to pull a pilot bearing out of a Volvo B18 crank. The bearing's ID is 15mm, and there isn't a lot of clearance behind it. In order for this puller to get enough grip to pull it out (after being in there for 58 years) I had to grind a bit of material off of the ends of the prongs to provide enough clearance for them to spread and engage the inner race of the bearing and shove a nail between them once in place. Otherwise the prongs would just deflect towards one another and pull through the bearing ID. Not a big deal, really. The bearing pulled out, job done.
Gregg Jordan
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
I tighten it up as much as I can, but it still keeps slipping out. Maybe it'll be good for another project.
Jim
Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2023
The tips of the jaws are rounded and need to have a flat surface to catch the inside edge of the bearing. It may be ok for an bronze bushing but doesn't work for the GM needle style bearing. One reviewer used a piece of metal to jam between the jaws to keep them from springing together and slipping out. I may have to do that. NOTICE to GM LS engine owners! DO NOT USE A PULLER THAT BUTTS UP AGAINST THE CRANK BEHIND THE BEARING/BUSHING! Because of the way GM drills oil passages in the LS crankshafts there is a plug installed behind the bearing. If this plug is damaged or pushed out of place, you will get engine oil spewing out ruining the new clutch you just installed and will require the crankshaft to be repaired or replaced.
karl
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
Nice tool for the price seems to be of high quality and worked perfectly
Stevo8
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2022
These would not grip my specific bearing until I minimally ground off material of the arms to get a tighter tolerated grip. Very easy to do.
Dayton Car Care
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021
I do clutches once in a while and wanted something other than the slide hammer one to fit my tool box. I was concerned that this one wouldn't be small enough to fit into bearing diamter hole but it fit fine and also I didn't need the extra clearance a slide hammer puller would.