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Timco · 02-14-2015, 04:31 AM

Glad I pulled all this. Because both boots had torn in the past, and the shift lever leak, it's caked under there.

Triangle?

Here is what my puller looks like. I welded the stand off to sit on two strong points of the hub. I had to add steel to it twice since I only have mild steel sitting around. It bent.

Then you use a press to get inner spindle (spline) out of the bearing. That inner race can be really tough. I've seen them heated with a map gas torch and it fell right off but I don't want that heat on my axel.

02-14-2015, 04:31 AM	#15
Timco I am my own mechanic.... Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 3,433	Glad I pulled all this. Because both boots had torn in the past, and the shift lever leak, it's caked under there. Triangle? Here is what my puller looks like. I welded the stand off to sit on two strong points of the hub. I had to add steel to it twice since I only have mild steel sitting around. It bent. Then you use a press to get inner spindle (spline) out of the bearing. That inner race can be really tough. I've seen them heated with a map gas torch and it fell right off but I don't want that heat on my axel. __________________ '04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage. '08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car '13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost Last edited by Timco; 02-14-2015 at 04:40 AM.