I'm a big believer in the autozone loaner tool program. You can get
just about anything you want, and you don't have to lay out all that
money to find out what works best.

Jim

On May 8, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Kenneth Lewis wrote:

> 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 -----
> snip>
>> 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
>>
>