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d-rick
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 Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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Skim...this is the one I bought.
https://www.jbtoolsales.com/cal-van-tools-94800-universal-hub-puller/
I love it,as long as you can get the bolts threaded into the lug holes...then your good.
Never needed a BFH, but for sure have used a breaker bar on it to get it going.
Not worried about the brake hardware either on most of the ones I have used it on...all rusted crap hardware anywho
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Skim
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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Skim...this is the one I bought.
https://www.jbtoolsales.com/cal-van-tools-94800-universal-hub-puller/
I love it,as long as you can get the bolts threaded into the lug holes...then your good.
Never needed a BFH, but for sure have used a breaker bar on it to get it going.
Not worried about the brake hardware either on most of the ones I have used it on...all rusted crap hardware anywho |
cool I ordered it. Looks like it will do the trick.
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Clara 
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
sorry, the pic rotated when uploaded to the gallery. |
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Skim
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| Lind wrote: |
| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
sorry, the pic rotated when uploaded to the gallery. |
Hi Clara, That Kukko tool is top notch but the only one for sale at the moment is $450 was it a factory tool that was available to the public?
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Clara
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| Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| Lind wrote: |
| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
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Hi Clara, That Kukko tool is top notch but the only one for sale at the moment is $450 was it a factory tool that was available to the public? |
I don't really know.
I expect it was available like other specialty VW/ Porsche tools. I know that independent shops had Matra engine stands, and wheel bearing wrenches etc, and imagine that a tool dealer would sell them a Kukko puller if they wanted to buy one. I don't know how much the general public bought these tools, but the tool dealers were and are in business to sell tools.
Greg had bought the ring style puller before and the Kukko volcano puller is much sturdier. The ring style worked, don't get me wrong. It's just not as stout as the Kukko volcano puller.
I have not used the three armed puller linked by others that likes the longer lug bolts. It looks easier to tote around than the Kukko puller, but I can't imagine it's sturdier.
The three armed puller is more available though. |
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AC
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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I made this from a old wheel adapter, and it worked very well. Albert
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Skim
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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I got it!! Thanks for all the help everyone!!
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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Transaxle Swap time
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Thanks Erik. But I gotta ask, who tf welded that up  |
That's some of my best work....
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| Lind wrote: |
| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
sorry, the pic rotated when uploaded to the gallery. |
Hi Clara, That Kukko tool is top notch but the only one for sale at the moment is $450 was it a factory tool that was available to the public? |
If some one has one of these I can fab this in my shop if there is interest. That is not a 450 dollar item. Gougers suck.
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campingbox
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| Skim wrote: |
| Clara wrote: |
| Lind wrote: |
| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
sorry, the pic rotated when uploaded to the gallery. |
Hi Clara, That Kukko tool is top notch but the only one for sale at the moment is $450 was it a factory tool that was available to the public? |
If some one has one of these I can fab this in my shop if there is interest. That is not a 450 dollar item. Gougers suck. |
It sold.
In 15 years that's the fourth one I have found and it's the third one I sold for $425. The fourth one is not for sale.
If you don't like the price feel free to move along, or find a cheaper one, no need to call anyone names because you are unfamiliar with the value of certain hard to find tools. |
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Lind
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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good tools are expensive. I think that the brand new kukko bearing puller is around $500. I doubt that the drum puller would be much less than $400 if it was still available new. I would not sell any of my brake drum pullers unless I had a spare of that exact same style.
now some serious drum puller porn.
the matra hydraulic brake drum puller:
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| Skim wrote: |
| Clara wrote: |
| Lind wrote: |
| One thing that helps sometimes is to break the shoes loose from the drums by using a punch or a screwdriver and a hammer through the lugnut holes and adjuster hole. It does not always work, but it does help in some cases. |
Absolutely. I had to pull a drum yesterday, and did just that:
sorry, the pic rotated when uploaded to the gallery. |
Hi Clara, That Kukko tool is top notch but the only one for sale at the moment is $450 was it a factory tool that was available to the public? |
If some one has one of these I can fab this in my shop if there is interest. That is not a 450 dollar item. Gougers suck. |
It sold.
In 15 years that's the fourth one I have found and it's the third one I sold for $425. The fourth one is not for sale.
If you don't like the price feel free to move along, or find a cheaper one, no need to call anyone names because you are unfamiliar with the value of certain hard to find tools. |
Lol Greg I didn't even know that was yours that was for sale! Learned a lot on this thread. I didn't know there were so many variations.
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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good tools are expensive. I think that the brand new kukko bearing puller is around $500. I doubt that the drum puller would be much less than $400 if it was still available new. I would not sell any of my brake drum pullers unless I had a spare of that exact same style.
now some serious drum puller porn.
the matra hydraulic brake drum puller:
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Bad ass puller. Woulda never imagined that.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Freeing Up Locked Up Brake Drums. Best Results? |
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I have no idea what market price on rare tools is. I do know what it costs to fab stuff. There isn't a big enough market to make money making these, but if I can pay for some hours in slack time building tools at cost and make the tools less rare, and help people bust off drums, I'm in.
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