Slide Hammer With Screw Attachment

[JWC86]

Looking for recommendations on a slide hammer on the smaller side with asserories, specifically something that can grab onto the head of a drywall or wood screw for pulling seals, thanks.

 

[D60]

If you have any use for a blind hole puller, this can be a good way to get a smaller slide hammer and you get a ton of expanding collets to boot.

However the threads are not usually the standard 5/8-11 so make sure you can adapt whatever accy you want -- there's usually a way.

I mention this because usually other, basic slide hammer attachments are readily available and affordable. Thus it might be nice to get an entire blind hole puller kit and then buy other stuff a la carte -- assuming you'd have any use for the collets.

 

[JWC86]

If you have any use for a blind hole puller, this can be a good way to get a smaller slide hammer and you get a ton of expanding collets to boot.

However the threads are not usually the standard 5/8-11 so make sure you can adapt whatever accy you want -- there's usually a way.

I mention this because usually other, basic slide hammer attachments are readily available and affordable. Thus it might be nice to get an entire blind hole puller kit and then buy other stuff a la carte -- assuming you'd have any use for the collets.

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually do have a good blind hole puller kit currently.

 

[ripcord]

If you've already got a slide hammer, you can make your own by welding a bolt that fits your slide hammer to a vice grip's adjusting screw, if you can visualize what I mean.

 

[D60]

If you've already got a slide hammer, you can make your own by welding a bolt that fits your slide hammer to a vice grip's adjusting screw, if you can visualize what I mean.

You can buy 'em, too. In a very brief search I only saw them with a slide hammer. This is AP, looks under $50 retail:

 

[JWC86]

You can buy 'em, too. In a very brief search I only saw them with a slide hammer. This is AP, looks under $50 retail:View attachment 257923

I guess I haven't been searching correctly, I was mostly finding cheap no-name tools with questionable reviews, In your picture you posted I can see a AP part number so I will hunt that down.

Was also just wondering if anyone had feedback on a specify item or kit.

 

[PontiacHO]

Looking for recommendations on a slide hammer on the smaller side with asserories, specifically something that can grab onto the head of a drywall or wood screw for pulling seals, thanks.

Being nosy here…what seals are you removing?

 

[JWC86]

Being nosy here…what seals are you removing?

Nothing in particular at the moment but this would be an application where I might use that method.

(Not my pic, just random internet pic)

 

[Smoky14]

I drilled a hole in an acorn nut the size of a drywall screw. This makes the replacements a dime a dozen and acorn nuts a inexpensive also.
Smoky

 

[CarbonToast]

Nothing in particular at the moment but this would be an application where I might use that method.

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(Not my pic, just random internet pic)

That looks like a shielded bearing. The method OP is talking about I have used on camshaft and crank Seals. Like this below. You drill a hole in the seal and then screw a drywall or sheetmetal screw into it. Grab it with vice grips and pull hard!

 

[PontiacHO]

I have used a cape chisel with success. The screw method also. Sometimes you won’t have enough space to use a slide hammer.

 

[Trav]

Nothing in particular at the moment but this would be an application where I might use that method.

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Is that a motorcycle transmission or OPE output shaft? I don't think you are getting that out with a slide hammer and screw, it looks like a sealed ball bearing that may need to pressed on/off and that means splitting the cases.

 

[JWC86]

Is that a motorcycle transmission or OPE output shaft? I don't think you are getting that out with a slide hammer and screw, it looks like a sealed ball bearing that may need to pressed on/off and that means splitting the cases.

It is a motorcycle output shaft but I can assure it’s a seal and not a sealed bearing. There is an unsealed bearing set in a ways from it. Very common setup on jap and some euro motorcycles.

 

[JWC86]

I drilled a hole in an acorn nut the size of a drywall screw. This makes the replacements a dime a dozen and acorn nuts a inexpensive also.
Smoky

Great idea! I’m going to do that for sure. I was contemplating just making one in the lathe but this is much easier.

 

[Trav]

I would like to see that if you could when it is out just out of curiosity.

 

[wtd]

I recently saw Eric O use the type of seal extractor you are talking about and he had an Amazon link for one similar to what he owns. I saved it in my wish list. It's expensive though.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWSN9KX...UDHQ28M8&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[D60]

I recently saw Eric O use the type of seal extractor you are talking about and he had an Amazon link for one similar to what he owns. I saved it in my wish list. It's expensive though.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWSN9KX...UDHQ28M8&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Very cool!