Pulling Bearings: Tips/Tools

[Nutball]

For people wanting to pull bearings off a clamshell engine shaft, what pullers do you recommend and what tips do you have (heating, freezing, oil, ect)?

I just realised the crank stuffers on a worn out 271t crank might fit my 352 crank, so I'll need to pull off an old set of bearings and pull and reuse the new set on the 352 without damaging them. If anyone has has a favourite budget bearing puller, or a good method for removing bearings without special tools, I'd like to hear it.

 

[davidwyby]

Now a saw expert...but machine/welding/industrial mechanical guy.

Freeze all of it.

Warm bearings gently but quickly, not the crank. Use whatever puller is handy and fits.

 

[Mattyo]

Harbor freight has a bearing puller set for about 45 bux. Used mine plenty for getting bearings off chainsaw cranks. Works fine. Heat alone never worked for me.

 

[drf256]

A 2 jaw puller works fairly well. I have had to resort to the HF puller Matty referred to above on occasion.

 

[Nutball]

This set? https://www.harborfreight.com/bearing-separator-and-puller-set-62593.html

Also found this, looks better than the HF 2 jaw puller.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01FC921EQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

 

[jacob j.]

I use a small bearing separator similar to the Harbor Freight one but I ground down the cup portion -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312318539248

 

[Nutball]

I'm considering this one, it has all the parts including the pulling jaws. I want them in case it looks like the separator might damage the crank stuffers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3332293582...FgGy|ampid:PL_CLK|clp:2332490&epid=2146309276

 

[Nutball]

The 271t crank weight diameter us 47mm, 49mm on the 352, think it will still work? I tried looking up the 355t stuffers and it seems they only come in a factory engine, and not separately or even on replacement cranks.

 

[drf256]

I'm considering this one, it has all the parts including the pulling jaws. I want them in case it looks like the separator might damage the crank stuffers.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333229358248?_trkparms=aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=232660&meid=e1628b4a489c415f91d4001b3a8ef1fc&pid=100935&rk=1&rkt=12&sd=312318539248&itm=333229358248&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2332490&algv=SimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb&_trksid=p2332490.c100935.m2460&amdata=cksum:333229358248e1628b4a489c415f91d4001b3a8ef1fc|enc:AQAGAAACADTxb0w5vkZp3rLMtsfyh4eCs9R%2F6xbdLWu4YsTbb%2FUrIHOtMfoU01IywOqTqG6oN8cdXuujdCwk7jvNsB1g0BKq5npRF%2F4hj4vOhheqNaKl1mpNMGlZZ%2FpWT3v44jFyxEkAHGPpAHhjsDcVg2HENDPJW%2F6SJn3jvOVcK9EdxNQ0tRlGiNs3lmong6Co5RT7jdgFfOzx0XB%2Bt4RCvXcib5dLeSqspZ2qlyFClt52GvanOGMiLqpwoZrNBWj%2B%2BqPJBuJ3Cr3o85rDbprTytdow%2BXXcxhIZ6gNyko8hRDE3M6U5P5VAT6eYseZWKyubiZw5qVWcR8lCrtcxxHLlwNQpH7XFLo8EuD2GKRwgJZwLvw9AwFfa2F0tbdjtHrx8p4Xj%2F3iJCH2moLuP3aS9U%2Ft%2BU6S2w8E%2FvQoF%2BHmtClFG2m57tJXIwjgv5JTYF7fGID%2BJt05bTrVRnxG3eSrLgRH%2FcwcvzLcVVWIB5DfZyzq2%2BOgVBuPai7KNNkSDbJ4UWnq1uCKpL46tBoaZQ8ICypHUf%2Bb54PACpL2wlL%2F1IBADGlNNMnCGEBdFnlK3KaM1V1yxqmiIXkf1lFS3n2dciJ14%2BjuwhKJSSjR4nti%2BrsDQTeLtEqdsCkMG006CXQjgZFtd2lmqeXmlX8E0%2FSUGTNrBYyzm2XrirY%2F1SyxTlgj%2FgGy|ampidL_CLK|clp:2332490&epid=2146309276

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That is the HF set I have. Because of your crank stuffers a 2 jaw won’t work for you.