Re: Wheel bearing puller tool?

[Mike Posner <posne@cts.com>]

At 06:15 PM 6/24/99 -0500, Fluhr wrote:
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>Where can I find the wheel bearing puller (made by Schley?) for sale?
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sptool.com   is the  e mail address. Schley Products  is located in Anaheim
Hills, Calif. 714-693-7666, Fax # is 714693-8558.  I've replaced
two bearings with the tool, and while I'm
 generally pleased with this tool,
it was expensive ( About $165) as I recall, and  the threaded shaft
partially stripped  after the sec ond use.  The company  warns you to
grease the shaft prior to each use, which I did, but I suspect that
this is a design shortcoming in mechanical pullers such as this which
may  not tolerate  the stresses imposed by a ftightly stuck bearing, or a
less than perpendicular  angle  to the strut assembly while pulling.
Ive had a tech tell me that  he has to replace these shafts on a similar
puller  for pulling trailing arm pullers,  every couple of months.    Mike
Posner. San Diego





Anyone know offhand how much it costs, and/or how well it works?
>
>With as many VW/Audis as we have in the family, it seems to be worth
>the initial investment for the tool if it works well.
>
>Thanks,
>Eric
>'85 CGT, '82 urq
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