Puller Uses 6-Ton Hydraulic Jack

Puller Uses 6-Ton Hydraulic Jack FARM SHOP Tools 26-5-40 W.A. Gibbs, Elmwood, Tenn.: "I built this simple but easy-to-use puller using a 6-ton hydraulic jack. It's amazingly handy to use. "It consists of two 3/8-in. dia. all-thread bolts, which serve as spacers, connected together by a 1-ft. length of 3/8-in. thick flat stock. The all-thread bolts are bolted to a bearing separator. I used the system recently to remove a worn-out sealed bearing on a lawn mower deck. I turned the deck upside down, then clamped the bearing separator to the bearing housing and placed the jack on top of the deck's shaft. To remove the bearing, I simply raise the jack to apply hydraulic pressure and push the shaft out. "I also made a pair of long spacer arms that I use with the same setup. I recently used them to remove a hydraulic pump from my bull dozer when I had to rebuild the automatic transmission on it. The pump was down inside the transmission case and there was no way to get down in there and get hold of two bolts that keep the pump in place. I bolted the spacer arms to the pump. Then I placed a piece of wood across the top of the transmission case and set the jack on top of it."

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