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05-19-2017, 05:55 PM | #1 |
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Vintage Precision hub puller.
Just a quick note to say that I think this is a good tool. The hubs on my roadster had been lapped and were very tight (regularly retightened). The VP hub puller pulled both off in a matter of minutes. I tightened it as much as I dared and gave it some good hits with a good sized hammer. (not a sledge). The first one popped when tightening further after hammering.
The second one I had very tight, hammered it, but then had to loosen it off before I could retighten. (due to the wrenches being too thick), As I retightened, it popped off cleanly. I just wanted to report "things gone right". I maintain these hubs very tight and I know my previous puller would not have coped. I will try the tighten - hammer - loosen - retighten technique next time. it seemed better than just tighten - hammer - tighten more. Mart. |
05-19-2017, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Same!
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05-20-2017, 08:31 AM | #3 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
I don't know what a VP puller is but the old SnapOn Blue Point is a heavy duty
puller that will either pull or tear the hub off if it's frozen on with rust. Years ago someone gave me a 39 coupe that was sitting in a field for over 50 years. The hood even rusted so bad the SS trim was laying on the ground which I retrieved all. I wanted the rear and the SnapOn puller tore the drums right off pulling the linings out on a 45 degree angle. The trunk floor was rotted out and there was an old coil and a fuel pump laying on top of the gas tank. These parts being there indicate the coil and VL problems we still see today. G.M.
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05-20-2017, 10:10 AM | #4 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
same tool as the K.R. Wilson hub puller?
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05-20-2017, 11:05 AM | #5 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
I used a three legged puller on mine, drivers side came off good . Passengers side not so good, some one had rounded the shoulder on the puller grove so bad the puller would slip off. Used some big screw drivers and a four way lug wrench between puller legs and wheel studs, then it came off. Be sure and put lug nuts on studs so as not to bugger the threads.
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05-20-2017, 11:07 AM | #6 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Quote:
three legs tight into the grove. My SnapOn does. G.M.
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05-20-2017, 12:59 PM | #8 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Nope this one is from China or Japan or some place like that. Belongs to my son so I ground it down to fit the curve on the hub and the end so it fit.
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05-20-2017, 02:16 PM | #9 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
It's been said umpteen times before, but seems to bear repeating.......those "three-armed" pullers, since they pull quite some distance OUTBOARD from the center of the hub (the tapered fit at CENTER of the hub on the axle is what secures the drum in place), is a perfect, proven method to bend and ruin the hub's flange. You bend that flange and you might as well throw that drum in the trash. The KR Wilson-type pullers (like below) are the only safe (and sure-fire) way to remove a "stuck" drum. DD
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05-20-2017, 02:25 PM | #10 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
The Vintage Precision puller is a cheaper, more lightweight version of the KR Wilson one pictured above.
I'll go out on a limb and make a statement: If you successfully use any puller that does not grip directly on the groove around the central part of the hub, the hub was not on tight enough. If the hub is fitted correctly only a puller of the correct design will get it off without damaging anything. I don't have a KR Wilson, just a Vintage Precision. hence my initial post, stating I found it worked well. Heres a link: http://www.vintageprecision.com/products/hub_pullers/ Mart. |
05-20-2017, 02:31 PM | #11 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Mart is correct........if it comes off easily, it was never tight enough. If it IS tight enough, a puller pulling on the center-grooved hub lip is the only way to get it off properly without damaging something. DD
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05-20-2017, 03:06 PM | #12 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
I believe this has been referenced in the past--On "The Hamb" web site you can do a search for---Tech-Lo-Buck Early Ford Hub/Drum puller-- This fellow made a very inexpensive puller in the fashion of the Wilson or VP that worked very well for him. I made a similar type, though somewhat different, and it worked like a charm. Always nice to make your own tools as it adds to the satisfaction of owning and maintaining an old Ford! Don
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05-21-2017, 03:16 AM | #13 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Wow, just looking at the Vintage Precision site. Any one got any experience of their drums?
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05-22-2017, 07:09 PM | #14 |
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Re: Vintage Precision hub puller.
Hey Mart, glad the V.P. tool worked out for you. If you look back on "search" we had this discussion in March 2013. Ford Barn like a good movie, you can watch it again and again. Scott
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