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supereal

09-19-2010 @ 3:25 PM

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Glad the Winfield KRW puller worked as recommended. The only problem I have with mine is getting it back when it is borrowed. Using a knockoff on the axle, or running the nut out to the end, then whacking it was the way we did it years ago. If you scr*w*d up the end of the axle by forgetting to have the other side wheel off the ground, junkyards were full of replacements. No more. We still pull flywheels off small engines by tapping the end of the crank with a brass mallet, but given the way almost all old Ford hubs are stuck to the taper, the KRW usually pays for itself the first time you use it.

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09-19-2010 @ 11:22 AM

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I highly recommend the Wilson puller. It worked great.
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EdB

09-12-2010 @ 5:30 AM

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here is a link to a Ford Barn thread, Model A page, that has a couple of homemade pullers:

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4918&highlight=drum+puller

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09-11-2010 @ 7:52 PM

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Alan, I guess all the drums and small engine flywheels I have removed this way were not" properly installed". Have never had to remove any shrapnel either.

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09-11-2010 @ 7:01 PM

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Kieth, I agree that your method sounds crude! I believe that any drum that had been correctly installed would require quite a bit more persuasion than your method could normally produce. Also, your admonition to wear eye protection should extend to using body armor if two hammer faces are to meet. I recently had hammer shrapnel removed from my body that had been "installed" 50 years ago.

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09-11-2010 @ 12:15 PM

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This may sound crude but it works most of the time. Place a couple of large screwdrivers between the Drum and backplate and apply pressure. Place a large balpeen hammer against the loosened nut,one or two threads, and hit it(the hammer)with another large hammer. This gives a double shock action. Wear eye protection.

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09-11-2010 @ 6:17 AM

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rdove,

Bill Wzorek took over Louis Trinque's shock rebuilding business in Massachusetts. He is in Florence.
Phone: 413-586-5324
E-mail: WPWZ@COMCAST.NET

Ken

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09-11-2010 @ 5:34 AM

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Thanks John,
How do I contact Bill Wzorek. I assume he does excellent rebuilds.

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09-11-2010 @ 5:33 AM

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Thanks to all for the great advice. I've ordered a hub puller from Winfield. I'm sure I will have more questions has this restoration continues.

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09-10-2010 @ 9:09 AM

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The risk in using a puller that grips the studs or the rim, rather than the hub itself, is that the drum will be distorted or broken in the process, particularly if the hub is bonded to the axle. The KRW type has a cap that fits over the threaded end of the axle to prevent swedging if, as is often required, some "persuasion" with a hammer is called for.

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