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Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:21 am
by CatGuy
I don't think I asked this before. At least I can't see that I did. In pulling the rear hub on my '26 Runabout with wire wheels, do I need to buy the threaded hub puller that is in the catalog or can I use a 3 finger style like the parts stores has?
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:52 am
by Kevin Pharis
A 3 finger should work fine... as long as it is the type that bolts on with the lug nuts and designed for pulling hubs. An original would have slid into the reduced diameter portion at the end of the hub snout. The threaded pullers are for the wood wheel hubs, but could be the right tool for the job if your car has wood wheel hubs with wire wheel adapters.
Are your hubs threaded...?
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:58 am
by CatGuy
Kevin Pharis wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:52 am
A 3 finger should work fine... as long as it is the type that bolts on with the lug nuts and designed for pulling hubs. An original would have slid into the reduced diameter portion at the end of the hub snout. The threaded pullers are for the wood wheel hubs, but could be the right tool for the job if your car has wood wheel hubs with wire wheel adapters.
Are your hubs threaded...?
I'll have to see if they are threaded. I can't recall just yet. I hadn't heard that the threaded pullers were for wood wheel hubs.
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:05 pm
by jsaylor
You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight for $16.00. with a little grinding it makes an excellent puller for the wire wheel hub.
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:51 pm
by Steve Jelf
You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight...
Does it fit the Model T pitman arm?
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 2:53 pm
by jsaylor
Unfortunately it does not fit the Model T pitman arm. It's too wide.
Re: Rear Hub Puller
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:52 pm
by Flivver
jsaylor wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:05 pm
You can buy this pitman arm puller from Harbor freight for $16.00. with a little grinding it makes an excellent puller for the wire wheel hub.
Yep, it works great!