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Are all gear pullers made equal?

Mith

Mith

The Eccentric Englishman
I've been needed some pullers for a while now, getting tired of using G-cramps and steel bar to pull of sprockets and pulleys.
I can make a 2 leg puller, but reckon buying a 3 leg would be best.
How do ones like this do for quality? Will it work OK? Its quite a cheap one, but if it works.......
 
Jim, I've only seen the 3 legged variety. I would suspect that a 2 leg version would not be able to pull straight and might lead to binding and sticking.
 
Bob, both type pullers have their place, I have used both.
The question really is, is the puller I showed the link to worth having? Will it work, or break first time out?
 
without knowing the quality of the metal, there is no way to know how well it will perform. Also, it depends on the type of gear and its attachment. I have seen some that are darn near a press fit, and others that just about fall off. Too many variables to give a accurate answer.. Junk
 
I've had mixed luck with the very low priced tools. Generally I don't like them, but they generally seem to work a couple times, and then break. That is just my experience. So I guess my question to you is how often will you be using this? If it is going to be something you use frequently then I would not hesitate to go up a grade or two in quality. On the other hand, if you see this as a once-in-a-lifetime thing just to get through an unusual project, then I'd say go cheap and take the risk, it probably will perform for you.

OkeeDon has had good luck with cheap chinese tools and posted that he saves enough on them to throw them away after they break. Dargo has had them break before he even gets his job accomplished. So I guess we all have our experiences with really cheap tools.
 
Junk, if they near fall off I wont need to be using a puller, I only use a puller as a last attempt. If levering and hammering dont work, a puller is needed. Judging by the price, it isnt good quality, but sometimes bad quality things work well.

Bob, I will only be using it about 1 time a month, but when I need it I like it not to break, though I dont like spending money either.

Has anyone had any experience with these pullers?
 
Mith,

I have a set of 3 of those pullers. They came as a set with different sizes.

I rarily use them but have had no issues with them and they work fine.
 
I had to get the flywheel off an outboard motor. It had been off a year before and was new. I have the cheap puller whose center piece is about 3/8" diameter like in the link. I tightened it and whacked it several times (it's the kind with 3 bolts that screw into the wheel) and finally gave up. Took it to a mechanic who's pullers center piece was about 7/8" and his worked first time. no fuss no muss.

I will be looking for a more substantial puller.

Maybe you could make one, Mith.
 
One big thing about pullers is the quality of the material in the legs. Poor grade stuff wears quickly allowing them to slip off the gear you're pulling, wearing it more allowing it to slip off:blahblah:

Two-leggers have their place, I have a small one I use occasionally. Heavy work needs the three-legged kind because they do pull more evenly and are made of stouter stuff. I bought two of the three-legged variety from a custom combiner who'd gone out of business. These were well used but still work very well.

When it comes to tools, you spend more in the long run by going cheap. My motto is: "Buy good once, or buy poor several times"
 
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