Folks, this is a fine tool that Tony designed. I bought one that Jim
Wallace had made up and I'm impressed by it's sturdiness and fine
finish. If anyone would like to see a picture of the hub puller contact
me offline and I'll send you one.
Bud
Tony Gordon wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> Those with long memories will recall that I undertook the design of a
> replacement rear hub puller since the original Churchill pullers have long
> gone west (or to lost tool heaven). And since interest was so high, I also
> foolishly volunteered to get local students to make some copies as a
> fund-raiser ....
>
> Since I was only able to get 6 copies of the design made by the students
> (and it took so long to get them made), Jim Wallace kindly offered to see
> if he couldn't get some made to satisfy the demand ... anyway, between Jim
> and myself, we ended up with some duplicate orders (and even the most
> ambitious of us will not need 2 pullers!), so I have 2 pullers available on
> a first come, first serve basis.
>
> The pullers are very heavy duty units that will remove the rear hubs
> without distortion or major drama (the force is applied using an Acme
> thread -- this is the key to making these work!). With Jim Wallace's help,
> they have been verified on the TR3's and mine worked very well on my TR6,
> so should work for all models. In addition, these are beautiful pieces of
> machining - they really look good!
>
> The cost is $135 US including UPS Ground shipping in the US (outside of the
> US will be $125 plus actual shipping cost). The money paid goes directly
> to support the Saginaw Career Complex Students VICA fund (a national
> vocation skills Olympiad).
>
> If you are interested in owning you own hub-puller (which will be shipped
> with very detailed instructions on hub-rebuilding), please let me know and
> I will send you details on the payment and shipping.
>
> Tony Gordon
> Midland, MI
> 72 TR6
> 80 Spit
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