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Got any cool tools lately?

Bought a pilot bearing tool to pull the d44 spindle bearings, utter failure. Amazon Taiwan special.

How do you guys remove the spindle bearings ? I can't get a bit on race with a punch.

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Tis possible, just looked at horror freight they have the exact same tool mfr'd in Taiwan, for $10.00 less than this one Amazon. The arms are half moon shape at feet, I could square them off.

I left a review on Amazon, an then told all the peps using for pilot bearing puller how to remove them w/o a special tool lol
 
Wes Harden said:
Tis possible, just looked at horror freight they have the exact same tool mfr'd in Taiwan, for $10.00 less than this one Amazon. The arms are half moon shape at feet, I could square them off.

I left a review on Amazon, an then told all the peps using for pilot bearing puller how to remove them w/o a special tool lol
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Looking at the pic again, looks like you’re out of expansion.
 
Wes Harden said:
How do you guys remove the spindle bearings ?
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A spindle bearing removal tool, of course. :D

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The tool is a long since discontinued piece from Lisle Tools that was also repackaged and sold by Blue Point and Mac. Once in a great while one will show up on eBay.

That said, one of the best tools I've seen for spindle bearings was homemade using a big flat blade screwdriver. Find a big one (maybe 12" with a thick shaft), scrap the handle so you can hit the blunt end of the shaft with a hammer then bend the last inch or so to 45 degrees - basically creating a punch with a bent end. Slide it in from the outboard end and get behind the bearing to drive it out, works flawlessly.
 
Fastereddie said:
Looking at the pic again, looks like you’re out of expansion.
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Yeah it is tight, when I start but the feet just slip off and slide up the rollers.
Maybe slide a metal sleeve over the screw, to help spread the arms.
I got it to move with this.
Tool I made at LAFD. Fits perfectly into the belt tensioner on E350 460, at least I think that's was the application. We had a bunch of G van too, could have been them.


edit, I tried the Taiwan tool again after getting it to move still no deice

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I have that and a bushing driver set. I am at a loss to see how it can help remove. Smaller puck off set to one side? Hmm
 
I did a thing. HF had the 5 drawer tool cart on sale, I tried to resist.
I have been working off this cart since 1997IMG_20230616_134638.jpg
The drawer slides are all shot, not ball bearing. The cart is heavy gauge steel, needs new wheels.
When I retired I moved it pretty much straight to lake Havasu.
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One yard I work at from 96 to 2006, was a temporary repair facility. My tools were stored in a single wide construction trailer, with a steep ass wooden ramp.
I couldn't not roll my box out 250 feet to concrete pad under a high car port. So this cart was the solution. Got all the tools I would use regularly, and then some.
Since retiring the sockets extension and ratchets that lived on top have been moved back to the roll away.
I was thinking I could be better organized with this General 5 drawer. Also thought the draws were deeper, turn out only 1/2".
Still made a difference.
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I have all drawers empty on the old cart. One empty drawer a most of the top section on the new cart.
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I am impressed, it is heavy, I needed a second person to help lift the top into frame work. The ball bearing slides are nice, casters are robust, locks work well, and the 2 swivel have grease zerks.
Hardware supplied was better than your average Chinesium, with nyloc nuts for casters, washered nuts for the rest.
If you get this on sale it well worth it. I popped for matching folding shelf and power strip, going put my electric charger on bottom ? Maybe.
Going to semi retire the old cart, either to differential or ac tools. I have a lot of both, and need to get consolidated. After it gets new wheels, and possibly drawer slides.
 
Wes Harden said:
I did a thing. HF had the 5 drawer tool cart on sale, I tried to resist.
I have been working off this cart since 1997View attachment 449852
The drawer slides are all shot, not ball bearing. The cart is heavy gauge steel, needs new wheels.
When I retired I moved it pretty much straight to lake Havasu.
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One yard I work at from 96 to 2006, was a temporary repair facility. My tools were stored in a single wide construction trailer, with a steep ass wooden ramp.
I couldn't not roll my box out 250 feet to concrete pad under a high car port. So this cart was the solution. Got all the tools I would use regularly, and then some.
Since retiring the sockets extension and ratchets that lived on top have been moved back to the roll away.
I was thinking I could be better organized with this General 5 drawer. Also thought the draws were deeper, turn out only 1/2".
Still made a difference.
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I have all drawers empty on the old cart. One empty drawer a most of the top section on the new cart.
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I am impressed, it is heavy, I needed a second person to help lift the top into frame work. The ball bearing slides are nice, casters are robust, locks work well, and the 2 swivel have grease zerks.
Hardware supplied was better than your average Chinesium, with nyloc nuts for casters, washered nuts for the rest.
If you get this on sale it well worth it. I popped for matching folding shelf and power strip, going put my electric charger on bottom ? Maybe.
Going to semi retire the old cart, either to differential or ac tools. I have a lot of both, and need to get consolidated. After it gets new wheels, and possibly drawer slides.
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Nice improvement! Damn, your old craftsman cart look like a homeless camp :haha:
 
I have that same cart after I saw it hold up to professional use for years. Should last me a lifetime.
 
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