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steve hackel · 05-27-2021, 11:41 PM

I also bought one of the Vintage hub pullers and have used it on my A', my friends A' on more than one occasion, several spare rear ends , my 34 coupe, and also a 40 rear end. I have yet to encounter any problems removing the hubs, although some have been very tight and I also use a good quality 3/4" SK breaker bar and their sockets or an impact socket on the bar for greater leverage. I will add this one note for my disassembly procedure. Before installing the hub puller I use a sledge hammer on one side of the hub @ the taper, and a large ball peen hammer struck on the opposite side of the hub against the shanks stem. This additional effort does seem to relieve the grip of the most stubborn hubs - even ones that were rusted to the axle.
Yes it was expensive for a very specific tool that will only be used a few times, but
without it, or something at least equal to it in quality and performance, you could

be spending a lot more time removing the hubs than need be - hopefully successful.

05-27-2021, 11:41 PM	#31
steve hackel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: midlothian illinois Posts: 447	Re: Vintage Precision Hub Puller I also bought one of the Vintage hub pullers and have used it on my A', my friends A' on more than one occasion, several spare rear ends , my 34 coupe, and also a 40 rear end. I have yet to encounter any problems removing the hubs, although some have been very tight and I also use a good quality 3/4" SK breaker bar and their sockets or an impact socket on the bar for greater leverage. I will add this one note for my disassembly procedure. Before installing the hub puller I use a sledge hammer on one side of the hub @ the taper, and a large ball peen hammer struck on the opposite side of the hub against the shanks stem. This additional effort does seem to relieve the grip of the most stubborn hubs - even ones that were rusted to the axle. Yes it was expensive for a very specific tool that will only be used a few times, but without it, or something at least equal to it in quality and performance, you could be spending a lot more time removing the hubs than need be - hopefully successful.