Re: Swap Meet finds

Posted by Peter Packard On 2007/11/12 2:48:26

G'day Big Kev and you are obviously sold on the Blue Point Puller. The Blue Point specimen certainly looks to be very heavy duty and judging by the LH head appears to have been used. The other one would be very handy for someone local to pick up. Both pullers should be used carefully, particlarly concerning striking the centre bolt with a large hammer or the back of an axe to "Jolt" the taper. Packards generally have a trunnion block in the centre of the diff which may shatter if such tactics are applied. For recalcitrant tapers, if time is not a factor I generally put a few hundred pounds of torque onto the puller and go in for a cup of coffee. You will quite often hear a loud bang while you are away and all will be revealed on your return. If it still refuses to budge a SMALL gas flame judiciuosly applied to the taper will often give enough expansion to release the taper, without affecting the temper of the axle. There are probably plenty of variations on hub removal and i am sure we would like to hear the favourite ways to use these and other AXLE pullers. Peter Toet