Date:         Tue, 8 May 2007 20:43:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: tool needed
Comments: To: Matt Roberds <mattroberds@cox.net>
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Matt,
Arrived at home with said tools and great expectations. Unfortunately the
puller's jaws were a tad too wide to insert into either of the bearings I
was trying to remove.   Otherwise, the tools were of highest quality. I
recommend everyone go to
http://autozone.com/in_our_stores/loan_a_tool/loan_a_tool.htm and peruse the
list of different tools for loan.
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help
----- Original Message -----
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> Go to Autozone.  Tell them you want to borrow two tools: "OEM" brand
> #27033 (slide hammer) and #27059 (pilot bearing puller).  They will give
> them to you and charge you about $40.  Go home and pull the bearing.
> Then take the tools back and get your $40 back.  This is their normal
> tool loan service - I just did this to pull a pilot bearing on a
> different car.
>
> More notes: The puller screws onto the end of the slide hammer - do that
> while you're still in the store to make sure it works, because sometimes
> the threads on the hammer are beat up.  The hole in the puller looks like
> it's too big to fit on the hammer, but it necks down a little further
> inside - the puller is made to fit two different sized slide hammers.
>
> Matt Roberds
>