[s-cars] wheel bearing puller

[Tom Green]

Dave,

Have you used your kit on the URS6 with the strut still installed on  
the vehicle?  I ask because the URS4/6 have a much
tighter press fit bearing than those that use a circlip to help retain  
the bearing, and I typically see pressure requirements
far above what the bolt and impact wrench can supply, even when trying  
to supply some heat to the strut.

It is nice where it works, but I haven't seen better than a 50%  
success rate on the URS4/6 bearings.  Nothing can be worse
than planning a quick job only to find the strut has to be removed and  
a hydraulic press used to R/R the bearing, so I am
soliciting other experience for this job.

I am also looking for BTDT on using the original Hub Shark or later  
knock-off designs for this job.

Despite the fancy "Schwaben" pedigree attached to the ECS kit, it does  
not appear to be superior to the Harbor Freight
kit at half the price, in fact, it looks identical right down to the  
case.

Tom


> On Monday January 4 2010 David Kase <dbkase at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> No but I wish this would have been available when I bought my Sir  
> kit for
> ~$350...
>
> Looks like the same deal though.  Works pretty good.  Got the job  
> done on
> the car.
>
> Kase
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Jerry Scott  
> <jerryscott at wispertel.net>wrote:
>
>> Has anyone tried the ECS Wheel Bearing Puller on the Urs front  
>> bearings?
>>
>>
>> http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/ES9747_ES1306825_ES240943_ES240945_ES11420_ES3661_ES9009/ES1306825/
>>
>> Jerry