1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

achris

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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

It's because they are cast legs, not forged.... and you're better off with a 3 jaw puller, not 2....
 
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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

That's a little baby bearing puller, not for pulling gimbal bearings. You need a bearing puller with a heavy slide hammer with a 3 jaw puller. Like the one pictured below. Just turn the fingers around.

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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

Don S said:
That's a little baby bearing puller, not for pulling gimbal bearings. You need a bearing puller with a heavy slide hammer with a 3 jaw puller. Like the one pictured below. Just turn the fingers around.

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Hey, that's EXACTLY what I have... :D :D :D
 
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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

that's exactly what i used to pull my bearing. 5 hits with that bad boy and the bearing came right out. I DID try the little two armed bandit you had going there and couldn't pull it out for the life of me until i put the 3 jaw puller in.
 
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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

^^^ X4 on that puller.

I have the Harbor Freight version that I bought years ago for $25 (broke it once and they replaced it for free), but I'm not sure I would pay the $70-80 they want for it now.
 
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Re: 1st time gimbal bearing try, broke puller, am I using wrong puller?

fishrdan said:
^^^ X4 on that puller.

I have the Harbor Freight version that I bought years ago for $25 (broke it once and they replaced it for free), but I'm not sure I would pay the $70-80 they want for it now.
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You only need to replace one bearing and it's paid for itself....
 
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