I sent a private note to Jeff describing how I was nearly killed by a flying
drum because I foolishly didn't reattach the axle nut as a safety.
Small screw ups like that can be deadly. In my case, the drum, with the puller
attached to it, flew over 50 feet across the room at the speed of a bullet and
broke a 2X4 wall stud. If I had been still sitting on the floor in front of it,
which is where I had been a few minutes before, the drum would have gone
through my chest.
Paul
In a message dated 11/2/2003 3:46:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jsadowski@xxxxxxx writes:
> You are very correct in that these pullers can & do break. I rented one about
>13 years ago to pull the drums on my 60 & one of the legs broke & flew about
>20 feet from where the car was. Fortunately, I was standing to the side & it
>missed me.
>
> The correct type of puller is called a hub & drum puller. This type attaches
>to studs that hold the wheel on as opposed to the type that hook to outer edge
>of the drum. If you use the type that hooks to the perimeter of the drum, the
>drum well separate from the hub rendering it useless as I found out the hard
>way.
> I have since purchased the correct type from Mac Tools & paid about
>$125.00 & have had good luck with it.
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Drum Puller (was '56 Brake Questions)
>
>
> You should be very careful with these pullers. They can (and will)develop
>stress cracks. If the puller should bust while you are using it, it can be
>very dangerous.
>
> I didn't see the one on e-bay, but assuming it is the correct type, I would
>like to point out that you must use the correct puller on those cars or the
>axle can be seriously damaged.
>
> I am currently looking for a new one myself. Mine cracked when we were using
>it to pull the rear drums off of my '56 Imperial a couple of weeks ago. It was
>over 10 years old, but I had only used it three times. In the meantime we
>rented one from the local tool rental shop.
>
> Paul
>
> In a message dated 11/2/2003 6:32:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>parkerw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> >
> >
> > Here's a hub puller of the correct kind on eBay, $50 is a
> > decent price too if it stays there: item 2440234948, nice
> > pic of it.
> >
> >
> > Bill Parker, South Central Indiana
> > '62 Plymouth Max Wedge; '64 Dart Convertible (Kathi's car);
> > '65 Imperial; '65 Barracuda \6 (Kathi's other car); '68 Hemi
> > Roadrunner; '68 Barracuda Fastback 340-S; '69 Barracuda
> > Fastback now 360 (20 y.o. son's car); '72 Cuda 340
> >
> >
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