Yikes: Wheel Bearing Puller Kit $386!

[Dave Glubrecht]

I have used one of those pullers that work on all cars and it worked very
well on everything from taurus to Audi, but it was ~400 unit.
   Dave G


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Rowe" <rowe at yankeeprinter.com>
To: "'Dave Pisciotta'" <dave_pisciotta at hotmail.com>;
<Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: Yikes: Wheel Bearing Puller Kit $386!


> I'd steer away from those pullers that work on ALL foreign (and
> domestic) cars.  If you feel you must use one in lieu of using a press,
> stick to the "Schley" tool which is designed specifically for VW/Audi.
> Even then, you need to be very specific.  The one I rented a few yrs ago
> work beautifully on my VW but it didn't have the correct "cup" for my
> 5ktq so I had to improvise a bit.  Again, those bearings require lots of
> muscle to press out w/ those tools.  You could be turning and hammering
> for hours before that sucker comes out and then do it again to press the
> new one in.  You could use power tools but I recall that the
> manufacturer advised against it.  Best bet is to take the assembly out
> and take it to a machine shop for around $25.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Dave Pisciotta
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 3:24 PM
> To: Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Yikes: Wheel Bearing Puller Kit $386!
>
>
> Thomas,
>   I've been keeping an eye on these too.  The Hub Tamer which claims to
> work
> on all foreign and domestics is on sale for 2XX at Ontool.com.  Ive
> bought a
> number of things from Ontool before and would highly recommend them.
> Free
> shipping is standard.  Hope this helps, and if anyone has practical
> comments
> on the Hub Tamer vs. Hub Shark style tools, I'd love to hear them as I'm
>
> considering the purchase myself.  Thanks.
>
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