looking for recommendations for gimbal bearing puller

[2004 searay]

i am looking to buy a new puller and the one i have has been very good to me for the past 8 years but i have no idea what make it is and the they all look alike now a days.
anyone have one of the marine tech tools?
how about a puller you swear by?

 

[Jmunk]

I just use a slide hammer.

 

[Bondo]

I just use a slide hammer.

Ayuh,..... Ditto,.... 'n a rear wheel bearing puller end, from OTC, which allows to slip it in behind the bearing, 'n then flips to lock the bearing to the slide-hammer shaft,....

 

[flashback]

I just rent when needed.

 

[Scott06]

Usually use a slide hammer, last one I did broke the fingers of my large slide hammer. Ended up using the axle bearing puller with a fine thread 5/8" threaded rod and C channel to make a puller for more force than the 5 lb slide

 

[Fishermark]

Autozone has a great free tool rental program for these kind of tools that you do not use very often. They have a slide hammer and then the rear axel bearing puller attachment that you use together. Free loaner tool. That's what I always use.

 

[Grub54891]

Pardon Our Interruption...

I use this.

 

[rolmops]

Pardon Our Interruption...

I use this.

so do I

 

[ratdude747]

I used a slide hammer that my boss loaned me. It used a "top hat" attachment that was just small enough to fit through the ID of the bearing; just feed it through, get the "brim" of the hat behind the inner race, and yank away.

Not sure if it was something he bought or something he made (or had made)... it's relatively easy metal lathe project if one has lathe (or machine shop) access.