Hi John
The other thing it does is stop the components flying around, a mechanic in
our local Triumph garage (now a carpark) was removing a drive flange from a
Herald halfshaft using the proper Churchill puller, he forgot to put the nut
back on, the flange with the puller (about 10 lbs) bolted on flew nearly
horizontal for about 15 feet before hitting an oil storage tank and denting
it. Glad it wasn't me it hit!
Graham.
2500 PI MKII
Sprinted Dolomite
2000 MKI
Toledo
1300 Front Wheel Drive
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> Jeff, et al.
>
> The one thing I haven't seen mentioned in this discussion, while
obvious
> many people don't think of it until someone tells them - is that when you
> use any puller, put the nut back on the shaft and screw it down at least
> 1/2 the thickness of the nut if not so the top of the nut is flush with
the
> end of the shaft. This keeps the shaft from splitting!
>
> I've seen axles split, and various other shafts split when someone tried
to
> remove something from them without the nut being on the shaft.
>
> John
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