Universal Puller

[Fox]

I had $24 in my Paypal account so I spent it on this:

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It'll work on all the GY6 4 strokes and the Minarellis.

[90GTVert]

Good buy. I wish I saw those before I bought my individual pullers for about $15 each.

[2strokd]

No kiddin! Good buy JMStar!

[Fox]

Yeah I hope it's a good puller. It looks okay but who knows?

I write up a review after it arrives...

[stepthrutuner]

Nifty tool. Anxious to see how it works out.

[Fox]

So I got the puller today and tried it.

It pulled the flywheel off a GY6 50cc but I had to use a big box-end wrench on the cross part to get enough leverage to turn the screw in and it mushroomed the end of the crank so the nut wouldn't go back on easily anymore. Since I don't yet have a Tap and Die set I ended up using the impact and WD 40 to get the nut to go all the way on there working it back and forth. Major PITA!

The puller itself got slightly bent due to the massive force applied to it with the big Crescent and the big wrench. The threaded part that goes through the part that screws into the flywheel is too long so it bent a little.

I give the puller a 1 out of 5 because it did pull the flywheel off but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Has anyone had trouble with the crank threads after using a conventional puller?

Maybe a little high temp grease on the crank would help the flywheel slide off easier next time.

[190mech]

Ya need to add a bunch of tension to the puller bolt,then give the
puller bolt a sharp rap with a brass hammer,usually pops right off.Have seen the use of a rubber hammer on the flywheel too..

[Fox]

Thanks for the tip buddy! That makes sense that a quick rap with a hammer would send some shock waves through there and break it free. I'll try the brass hammer bit next time I have to remove a flywheel.

I guess the moral of the story is: Not all pullers are created equal.

[Fox]

So after using this puller on a few other flywheels I have come to the conclusion that it's not a bad tool. That first flywheel I tried it on was just really stubborn. The others have all popped off easily.