Looks like I'll have about 5 extras because some folks dropped out. If you want
one let me know.
$11.77 Puller
6.00 shipping
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$17.77
Don Malling
Don Malling wrote:
> I tested our cheapo group purchase puller on my TR250 ball joint this
> evening. It worked perfectly.
>
> I unscrewed the ball joint nut a little but did not take it off the ball
> joint's post -- per the directions.
>
> I put the ball joint's shaft deep into fork of the puller -- not out on
> the fork's finger tips, and tightened it up. Just tight. I didn't muscle
> it. Then I took 3 taps with a carpenter's hammer and it popped out. The
> taps were strokes about 10" long. Kind of like the few light strokes you
> would take when starting a 16d framing nail before you start driving it
> in with full swings.
>
> In my opinion, for $11.77 it's a deal. I can't imagine breaking one of
> these when using the tapping method, and I'm not sure why you would not
> use the tapping method. But I guess if some folks don't like to tap,
> there's always the $50.00 pullers.
>
> :-)
>
>
> Don Malling
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