Cristy Gratziani Sadly no. It is our hope that your president Trump will share such technologies with us in exchange for mass Trolling attacks on political enemies. Until such time, we suffer the indignities of sloshing through our own feces in the dark. Is so sad.
Down in the comments, David Sonnenborg mentioned using a pipe wrench to accomplish the same thing. I was trying to get a hub off a 2005 Chevy Colorado - to replace the rotor. After reading his suggestion I went out and put my biggest pipe wrench on the bad rotor and hit it with my 3 lb hammer. Didn't budge. Went and got the ten pound sledge and hit it once and it broke loose. So, it pays to read the comments!! Saved me over $100 dollars using tools I already had. And kept me from storing another seldom used tool. Thank you David.
IT WORKS!!! The rear hub on my 2001 Bonneville SSEI was welded to the knuckle from rust and corrosion due to dissimilar metals. I tried all my normal tricks and even tried a few new ones I saw online. Nothing was working. Then, I saw this video and realized that the torque forces this tool utilizes are all in the correction direction and axis. I went outside, put a pipe wrench directly onto the top of the bearing hub and in two whacks with a mallet, that miserable hub broke free. Great invention, the physics of the tool are impeccable. If I did this for a living, I would thank you with a purchase. Cheers!
Pipe wrench on the top of the hub worked great ! That and a couple light whacks with a 5 lb sledge hammer loosened it right away and then pulled it out the rest of the way by hand. And everyone's probably got a pipe wrench.
David Sonn You risk breaking the assembly in half with those forces. It needs to come straight out. Not on an angle. Break it in half and good luck getting the old section out of the knuckle. You'll need a machine shop.
I've worked as a mechanic for nearly a decade now and I've done many hub assembly replacements. I was introduced to the hub buster about two years ago and have loved it since the first time I used it. Never had and adverse effects to the spindles on any vehicle. The tool absolutely fantastic. I only wish I'd have came up with the idea myself!!
Made my own version of this in 30 minutes at home today and broke the rear hubs off my expedition (I’m in Michigan) in only a few swings, before I saw this I was beating the hub for an hour. Thanks for the vid!
Reading the negative comments on here. Obviously some of you haven't run into a rusted hub. I had a dodge ram 2500 with hubs that were seized on. I have a nice slide hammer and it wouldn't budge it. I heated it, hit it, pb blaster and nothing. I would've gladly paid for this tool if it works as demonstrated
I went through this as well, I used bolts and nuts to press it out, against the hub and knuckle, used washers as a spacer and unscrewed the bolt to press it out, worked very well. I didn't want to pull the knuckle to press it
Seriously it's frustrating I have a 04 durango I've been trying to get the hubs off in total about 2.5 days nothing is working the only thing I don't have access to is a smoke wrench (oxy acc torch) today I thought I had it nailed as the 10 inch gear puller I ordered arrived the hub has been sitting 3 days sprayed daily with Pb blaster I was sure it was coming off 4 turns into the process I looked to see if there was any progress and discovered the shaft on the gear puller had bent the hub never moved...... So I feel your pain
Brandon Cart Thats how I do it. I have set of bolts that I use just to take them apart. Then clean the mating surfaces and use lots of anti seize when putting it back together.
My 94 2500 diesel was a nightmare to pull the hubs off of. During the axle rebuild I had to heat the damn things to red hot on the front and beat on them with a sledge to get them to give enough space to force a breaker bar into to finally pop them free. There’s one guy up there that’s saying that you’ll egg shape your parts that way- the only part that will egg shape will be the old hub. Not the joint on the suspension. Weaker component is always the bearings. And if you DO actually egg out your suspension, dude... you got way bigger problems then needing new bearings 😂😂😂
*_This tool is amazing. One of my favorites now. I have been fighting wheel bearings for 20 years because of rust and corrosion. I live in the rust belt and certain models are beyond extremely hard. This tool will has fixed all my bearing removal problems. It's simple, cheap and universal. Excellent tool!! I love it. I recommend it. Thank you._*
I feel bad because the idea is awesome and I want the guy to make money but the tradesman in me is walking out to the shop and welding one up as we speak.
Used a hub buster today. Made about 10 hits with 10lbs sledge hammer. Didn't think the hub was coming out after hit #10 . But it came out. Thanks hub buster!
I took an old brake disc and bolted it in place over the hub but with the inside facing out. That gives you sort of a "flange" to pound on with a hammer. It took me 3 good whacks to take it off. Easy as that and didn't have to buy an expensive tool. The hub was fused solid due to winter driving in Canada.
After spending a whole bloody day and watching mass videos how to remove a stubborn hub being only one that I tried. I came across your comment. After visualising your idea!! I thought this would be the best one that I'd try on my 08 Equinox, worse ones for seized hubs. Three good wacks with a 30 lb. sledge gave me a lot of lead way to pry the sob out within 5 mins. You my man are a damn genius with a brilliant idea! I can't thank you enough after pounding and trying everything all day that pissed me off. Thinking I would have to bring it in somewhere. Thanks to you I didn't have to. Came right in the house to look this back up so I can leave you this comment. From one Canuck to another your comment was very much appreciated. CHEERS! and thank you again!!!
B&V Automotive here in cold ass Decatur Illinois... We have been killing ourselfs on a rear hub and bearing assembly on this damn 08 Cadillac cts4... Tried everything... This looks like the best one yet so we are taking 20min to build something as close as possible to this HUB GRABBER! WISH US LUCK, Ill let you no in about 20min how it turns out for us
Try it on a Ford Explorer. I’ve had to up a 20 ton press to separate frozen bolted in bearings from the steering knuckle. The rear bearings are next to impossible to get apart too.
I used alot of liqued wrench and let it sit for an hour. I supported the knuckle in a manner that would allow the hub to fall to the ground if i hit it from the back with a block of wood and a hammer. It popped right out. It was a 1990 Accord with 170K, California car.
As the owner of a 2001 Silverado that lives on a dirt road in Michigan with all the dirt, water, salt, snow, and grime, I can attest to the problems of changing wheel hubs like this. If you're one of those that doesn't think this video is real, you've never had to change a stuck hub like this one shown here. I know what my summer build project is going to be :D
Doesn't the Silverado have a complete hub unit? Just don't do the bolts and the whole unit together comes out, bearing hub and all. My Chevy avalanche comes with the hub assembly and bearing as one complete unit. Undo the bolts, pull it off of, put the new one on, re-bolt, done. I figured the Silverado would be the same way.
@@nickdial8528 Silverado's are notorious for having their hubs practically welded in because of all the crap that gets in there. However, at the time I wrote that comment, I had not yet figured out that an impact hammer works just fine for it. You back out the bolts, then turn the threads back in just a couple turns, then you use the impact hammer on the heads of the bolts to push the hub out. It's extremely slow and you have to go around to each bolt so it doesn't cock to one side too much. Then you can remove the bolts once they bottom out and knock it all off with a sledge hammer.
Hello, I purchased this tool: I have a STUBBORN wheel bearing / hub assy! The metal backing plate sandwiches the hub and carrier Making a welded with rust cover a large surface area. I have HIT it HARD! then I found the biggest hammer I could (Not as big as yours) and HIT it HARDER! still not budging. I have used a jack on the end of it from the bottom along with hit the top. It's a good tool (In theory) I think I need a hammer like yours. No excuse. I have HIT it about 100 times over about 2 hours. With all I have. Great video. I wouldn't say yours is that bad actually in comoarison thine one I have a headache over. :(
I used a derelict brake rotor which I located in an O'Reillys dumpster and a sledgehammer when extractin a hub assembly on a Jeep Grand Cherokee - ended up using antisieze on the threads and hub bore
I am not a mechanic I do need serious help my ford f150 light duty half ton is apart as far as cap is off one nut left and bearings nut will not come off turning to left or right just gets tight
@hubbuster YEA, but this causes the hub assembly to make gouges in the aluminium hub pocket in knuckle, the assembly is designed to come out of the pocket not causing the hub to cock in the bore also ruins the seal!
I’ve seen wheel bearings so stuck a 6’ wrecking bar wouldn’t break them free.. this looks like a gimmick to me that’s just going to bend and cause a lot of people to smack the fender, like it looks like you’ve already done..
Miraak someone ate a few too many Wheaties yesterday morning or what? Most people are just that bad with a sledge that they’d hit the fender. I stand by that this is a useless invention
FATWONG 36 the issue is in the fact that there’s so much force being put to it where it meets the hub that it’s just going to bend eventually, and most people will find a way to damage their car or hurt themselves with this no matter the length
@@Beandiptheredneck Too many Wheaties? I almost didn't roll my eyes. Good for you, you have sense of humor as dry and uninviting as the cereal. Most people aren't going to be trying to unseize and replace their own hubs. And if they are, they are going to be someone who has enough familiarity with tools that they should be able to control something like a sledgehammer. Admittedly they could be more familiar with smaller, more precise tools, but those still require decent hand-eye coordination and motor control, which translates easily enough over to something bigger. Hell, even a small five or ten-pound mallet sledge could do the trick with this. In case you don't know, that's a tiny little sledgehammer on a handle about the size of a camp axe shaft. Again, if you're someone who is attempting to do this yourself, you should be smart enough to be able to figure out how to use the apparently complex tool that is a sledgehammer. I'm fully aware that many people are bad with sledgehammers. I'm again also fully aware that those people aren't usually the type to do shit like this. Sometimes they are, but usually not. And if they ARE bad with a sledge, guess what? They don't have to use this. So, it's only useless for some people. Other people would love something like this. Similar Example: Some people are bad at riding bicycles because they have shit control over their balance. They aren't required to buy one. Bikes are for people who can ride one and enjoy riding them. Sure, some people will get them anyway because 'Oh I can ride it eventually' then they end up with bruises and scrapes, but that's their fault for being stupid and not accepting theie limits. Doesn't make bicycles a 'useless invention', now does it? No. Same with this. People who can use it properly would love it. Several people in the comment section are already planning on making their own. It's not useless, it's just for certain people. Congratulations, you've done nothing but state you have an opinion, and a poorly founded one at that.
I’m a mechanic here in Atlanta .I never have a problem removing a bearing ..I hit it with a small sledgehammer a couple times but it always comes right out..Does look like a pretty cool tool although 🤔
You have got to love the cue cards he's reading,in the old days we would dump a pan of boiling hot water on the bearing and put the wheel back on and kick it gently on top,bottom and sides then wiggle it free,works like a charm' I've always wanted to take a sledge hammer to my car and WOW! now I can.(P.S.)you can use boiling (and must be boiling) water to loosen other stuck stuff to.
It may have already been said, but that tool uses the same principal as using a pipe wrench on the hub flange. You probably already have a pipe wrench. If not, go to Harbor Freight and get one for $20. It's also a tool you can use for other jobs.
The concept is good.. but it would be better to TAP down with small hammer and then up, and repeat. Or you could destroy the seat where the new bearing will sit. Going to make one today ;)
I think I know why so many people dislike this tool. They dont live near you where so much salt is used on the roads. They have little trouble getting these apart even if they live in the snow belt. Many cities use a combination of salt and other chemicals for snow melting. I live near you and and they use about 100% salt and Ive had these hubs not come out at all with soaking and a sledge. I can spot a car from out of town in a second.
Hi I worked on my car and family cars for the last 40 yrs. this look like a good tool. But I can't e-mail him to buy one. please reply if you see this The Moose
My son in law made one of these. I couldn't remove a rear hub off our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. Five hits with a sledge hammer and it was out. This was after working on the thing for four hours the day before.
In Russia we use similar technique for knee joint replacement on senior citizens.
Is good ya?
In soviet Russia, knee replaces you!
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In Russia you have electric power and toilets?
Cristy Gratziani
Sadly no.
It is our hope that your president Trump will share such technologies with us in exchange for mass Trolling attacks on political enemies.
Until such time, we suffer the indignities of sloshing through our own feces in the dark.
Is so sad.
Prairie Climber dead meme
And for my next trick I'll show you how to install a sunroof with a 20 tonne excavator
I would love to see that!
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Down in the comments, David Sonnenborg mentioned using a pipe wrench to accomplish the same thing. I was trying to get a hub off a 2005 Chevy Colorado - to replace the rotor. After reading his suggestion I went out and put my biggest pipe wrench on the bad rotor and hit it with my 3 lb hammer. Didn't budge. Went and got the ten pound sledge and hit it once and it broke loose.
So, it pays to read the comments!! Saved me over $100 dollars using tools I already had. And kept me from storing another seldom used tool.
Thank you David.
The way he walks i think he smashed his feet in the past with that sledge hammer
Hahahahahahahahaha 🤭
Ha ha have 2 make a funny...it works.......
10 years later.. this is being sold in Matco and Snap-on trucks. And is still one of the fastest ways to remove a hub assembly. Kudos.
Wonder why this video showed up in my suggestions... 10 years later! LOL
Same
Same
IT WORKS!!!
The rear hub on my 2001 Bonneville SSEI was welded to the knuckle from rust and corrosion due to dissimilar metals.
I tried all my normal tricks and even tried a few new ones I saw online. Nothing was working. Then, I saw this video and realized that the torque forces this tool utilizes are all in the correction direction and axis.
I went outside, put a pipe wrench directly onto the top of the bearing hub and in two whacks with a mallet, that miserable hub broke free.
Great invention, the physics of the tool are impeccable. If I did this for a living, I would thank you with a purchase. Cheers!
Thanks for that idea. I will try it on my stuck front hub (Pontiac Torrent)
Great idea David. I am going to try it in the morning and let you know how i get on.
Pipe wrench on the top of the hub worked great ! That and a couple light whacks with a 5 lb sledge hammer loosened it right away and then pulled it out the rest of the way by hand. And everyone's probably got a pipe wrench.
+Dhillon Yep it worked for me too! Couple of whacks with a mini sledgehammer on the wrench and the hub came away :0)
David Sonn You risk breaking the assembly in half with those forces. It needs to come straight out. Not on an angle. Break it in half and good luck getting the old section out of the knuckle. You'll need a machine shop.
I've worked as a mechanic for nearly a decade now and I've done many hub assembly replacements. I was introduced to the hub buster about two years ago and have loved it since the first time I used it. Never had and adverse effects to the spindles on any vehicle. The tool absolutely fantastic. I only wish I'd have came up with the idea myself!!
Made my own version of this in 30 minutes at home today and broke the rear hubs off my expedition (I’m in Michigan) in only a few swings, before I saw this I was beating the hub for an hour. Thanks for the vid!
Reading the negative comments on here. Obviously some of you haven't run into a rusted hub. I had a dodge ram 2500 with hubs that were seized on. I have a nice slide hammer and it wouldn't budge it. I heated it, hit it, pb blaster and nothing. I would've gladly paid for this tool if it works as demonstrated
I went through this as well, I used bolts and nuts to press it out, against the hub and knuckle, used washers as a spacer and unscrewed the bolt to press it out, worked very well. I didn't want to pull the knuckle to press it
Same here brother
Seriously it's frustrating I have a 04 durango I've been trying to get the hubs off in total about 2.5 days nothing is working the only thing I don't have access to is a smoke wrench (oxy acc torch) today I thought I had it nailed as the 10 inch gear puller I ordered arrived the hub has been sitting 3 days sprayed daily with Pb blaster I was sure it was coming off 4 turns into the process I looked to see if there was any progress and discovered the shaft on the gear puller had bent the hub never moved...... So I feel your pain
Brandon Cart Thats how I do it. I have set of bolts that I use just to take them apart. Then clean the mating surfaces and use lots of anti seize when putting it back together.
My 94 2500 diesel was a nightmare to pull the hubs off of. During the axle rebuild I had to heat the damn things to red hot on the front and beat on them with a sledge to get them to give enough space to force a breaker bar into to finally pop them free. There’s one guy up there that’s saying that you’ll egg shape your parts that way- the only part that will egg shape will be the old hub. Not the joint on the suspension. Weaker component is always the bearings. And if you DO actually egg out your suspension, dude... you got way bigger problems then needing new bearings 😂😂😂
Instructions unclear. Sledge hammer went through back window.
Thanks, just had my welder make one. Works great. Thanks for the tip.
one old rotor and some receiver stock.
This sounds like a bad Shark Tank pitch. Is that poor man being held against his will? lol
*_This tool is amazing. One of my favorites now. I have been fighting wheel bearings for 20 years because of rust and corrosion. I live in the rust belt and certain models are beyond extremely hard. This tool will has fixed all my bearing removal problems. It's simple, cheap and universal. Excellent tool!! I love it. I recommend it. Thank you._*
I feel bad because the idea is awesome and I want the guy to make money but the tradesman in me is walking out to the shop and welding one up as we speak.
Andrew Nardo 👍😁
That's what I do, look on ebay, see how it's made, then borrow my neighbors shop.
Yep my mind put receiver stock to an old rotor real fast.
Man, I've heard that it was hard to remove wheel hubs on cars from up north but I had no idea that it was that bad. That's a handy tool to have.
I like it. That's a simple and effective design.
Used a hub buster today. Made about 10 hits with 10lbs sledge hammer. Didn't think the hub was coming out after hit #10 . But it came out. Thanks hub buster!
I took an old brake disc and bolted it in place over the hub but with the inside facing out. That gives you sort of a "flange" to pound on with a hammer. It took me 3 good whacks to take it off. Easy as that and didn't have to buy an expensive tool. The hub was fused solid due to winter driving in Canada.
After spending a whole bloody day and watching mass videos how to remove a stubborn hub being only one that I tried. I came across your comment. After visualising your idea!! I thought this would be the best one that I'd try on my 08 Equinox, worse ones for seized hubs. Three good wacks with a 30 lb. sledge gave me a lot of lead way to pry the sob out within 5 mins. You my man are a damn genius with a brilliant idea! I can't thank you enough after pounding and trying everything all day that pissed me off. Thinking I would have to bring it in somewhere. Thanks to you I didn't have to. Came right in the house to look this back up so I can leave you this comment.
From one Canuck to another your comment was very much appreciated.
CHEERS! and thank you again!!!
Common sense ain't all that common, Mark Twain.
@@keithlapere7650 that is an incredibly awesome story.
I'd like to order one , do you still sell them?
now put it back together lol
B&V Automotive here in cold ass Decatur Illinois... We have been killing ourselfs on a rear hub and bearing assembly on this damn 08 Cadillac cts4... Tried everything... This looks like the best one yet so we are taking 20min to build something as close as possible to this HUB GRABBER! WISH US LUCK, Ill let you no in about 20min how it turns out for us
I'll just make one, thanks man.
Saw an idea below (deepcritik), that worked...put the wheel back on, kick the edges, and it gives you some leverage (like the hub buster does)
Just what I was thinking 👆👌
made a similar tool and it worked great!!
how does this adjust for different stud bolt offsets?
I bought the hub buster. I've done 2 bearing jobs. It absolutely works. They snap right off. One hit.
Cost me $133 .
It's like going back in time. Thanks CZcams recommended!
Well the video is from 2009🤣🤣🤣
When I get up in the morning I'll be in my garage making one : )
Norm Estits how did it turn out?
@@davidjackson9898 it broke. LMAOOOOO
Jacob W 😂😂😂😂😂
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this tool is awesome i want to buy one, and u can tell who works on car buy all the hating goin on good tool
Try it on a Ford Explorer. I’ve had to up a 20 ton press to separate frozen bolted in bearings from the steering knuckle. The rear bearings are next to impossible to get apart too.
Nice jack stands. And I'm sure that's a perfectly ok jacking point.
Wow 😮 i ordered mine, cant wait
I always used air hammer with chisel tip and never had a problem.
Now a portable wheel bearing press is a big big time saver.
Shut it virgin mechanic no one cares about under 6ft losers
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This worked for me.
How many units sold do they come in black?
where do i buy the hub buster because i have 2 lugs broken
I need one, do u still sell them? How do I order?
2,000 lbs on the hub? that's at least 60% of the complete vehicle weight, not happening with 3 tires still on the ground.
air hammer behind hub, in several places. or slide hammer works good too. Your product looks ok also.
Good luck
I used alot of liqued wrench and let it sit for an hour. I supported the knuckle in a manner that would allow the hub to fall to the ground if i hit it from the back with a block of wood and a hammer. It popped right out. It was a 1990 Accord with 170K, California car.
Good idea 👍🏻
Can it be used in front hub also?
I love this guy. Total ASMR
Hope you guys got a patent started on that tool, I see many other tool companies selling one similar to your tool, Matco is one of them.
I hope you make millions
As the owner of a 2001 Silverado that lives on a dirt road in Michigan with all the dirt, water, salt, snow, and grime, I can attest to the problems of changing wheel hubs like this. If you're one of those that doesn't think this video is real, you've never had to change a stuck hub like this one shown here. I know what my summer build project is going to be :D
Doesn't the Silverado have a complete hub unit?
Just don't do the bolts and the whole unit together comes out, bearing hub and all.
My Chevy avalanche comes with the hub assembly and bearing as one complete unit.
Undo the bolts, pull it off of, put the new one on, re-bolt, done.
I figured the Silverado would be the same way.
@@nickdial8528 Silverado's are notorious for having their hubs practically welded in because of all the crap that gets in there.
However, at the time I wrote that comment, I had not yet figured out that an impact hammer works just fine for it.
You back out the bolts, then turn the threads back in just a couple turns, then you use the impact hammer on the heads of the bolts to push the hub out. It's extremely slow and you have to go around to each bolt so it doesn't cock to one side too much.
Then you can remove the bolts once they bottom out and knock it all off with a sledge hammer.
Now you need a new axle too..... great job 👍
hey great idea man,i made something similar a chisel divice that was jack mounted did the job but with hassle.
I am interested in buying the hub buster where can you find one please
that email you listed on the video no longer works. Do you know of another way to get in touch with the person who makes these?
Email does NOT work. What is up? How can I purchase locally in AZ?
will the hub buster work on all wheel stud aplications or do you halft to order it to a specific model. thats the only downside i see to you tool .
I've taken them off with the jack just like you started with but yes those hub busters works good.
Time to cut a piece of flat steel and square tubing and break out the welder!
No joke.
Plus Im pretty sure the last thing this car needed was hub bearings it look fucked all the way around.
@@RP-xk8ji LMAO!
use an old rotor. I keep busted parts for some reason and that worked out.
Hello, I purchased this tool: I have a STUBBORN wheel bearing / hub assy! The metal backing plate sandwiches the hub and carrier Making a welded with rust cover a large surface area. I have HIT it HARD! then I found the biggest hammer I could (Not as big as yours) and HIT it HARDER! still not budging. I have used a jack on the end of it from the bottom along with hit the top. It's a good tool (In theory) I think I need a hammer like yours. No excuse. I have HIT it about 100 times over about 2 hours. With all I have. Great video. I wouldn't say yours is that bad actually in comoarison thine one I have a headache over. :(
Need to ask. Is this ok? Won't damage the assembly at all? Juts asking.
Terrific idea. Worth its weight in gold.
I used a derelict brake rotor which I located in an O'Reillys dumpster and a sledgehammer when extractin a hub assembly on a Jeep Grand Cherokee - ended up using antisieze on the threads and hub bore
Very cool. The inventor knew leverage quite well.
Of course, it sure helped with a 20lb sledge too. LOL
I am not a mechanic I do need serious help my ford f150 light duty half ton is apart as far as cap is off one nut left and bearings nut will not come off turning to left or right just gets tight
So THAT's who bent the wheel lugs on my Grand Am! You friggin jacked up my car on two wheel lugs, flattened out the threads on them.
the new hub assembley . has new lugs on it.
You really don't want to see what a sledge does to threads lol
Ian Gates 👍😁
@@iangates8815 yeah but what if you're only changing the axle and reusing The Hub
congrats, you invented the lever!
*ME THOR. ME FIX CAR.*
@hubbuster what do you suppose would happen to the bearing if it wasnt junk just needed to be taken off?
Very few reasons you would ever remove a hub bearing if it were any good, but in that case, you won't be using this tool.
this gadget is ingenious !!
I have this tool and let me say it makes everything easier
Dammit Jeff stay focused.
I need that right now.
@hubbuster YEA, but this causes the hub assembly to make gouges in the aluminium hub pocket in knuckle, the assembly is designed to come out of the pocket not causing the hub to cock in the bore also ruins the seal!
Still does not get the hub free from the axle shaft.
How do u order one
Looks like ya got into yer fender there a few times Bubba! Maybe a smaller hammer would suffice? Would love to have seen those bloopers!
or it splits in 2 and you still have the flange stuck to the hub and have to air hammer on the bolts from the back anyways
I’ve seen wheel bearings so stuck a 6’ wrecking bar wouldn’t break them free.. this looks like a gimmick to me that’s just going to bend and cause a lot of people to smack the fender, like it looks like you’ve already done..
Could just lengthen the box channel if needed..
Miraak someone ate a few too many Wheaties yesterday morning or what? Most people are just that bad with a sledge that they’d hit the fender. I stand by that this is a useless invention
FATWONG 36 the issue is in the fact that there’s so much force being put to it where it meets the hub that it’s just going to bend eventually, and most people will find a way to damage their car or hurt themselves with this no matter the length
So maby a circular plate with an offset channel?
@@Beandiptheredneck Too many Wheaties? I almost didn't roll my eyes. Good for you, you have sense of humor as dry and uninviting as the cereal. Most people aren't going to be trying to unseize and replace their own hubs. And if they are, they are going to be someone who has enough familiarity with tools that they should be able to control something like a sledgehammer. Admittedly they could be more familiar with smaller, more precise tools, but those still require decent hand-eye coordination and motor control, which translates easily enough over to something bigger. Hell, even a small five or ten-pound mallet sledge could do the trick with this. In case you don't know, that's a tiny little sledgehammer on a handle about the size of a camp axe shaft. Again, if you're someone who is attempting to do this yourself, you should be smart enough to be able to figure out how to use the apparently complex tool that is a sledgehammer. I'm fully aware that many people are bad with sledgehammers. I'm again also fully aware that those people aren't usually the type to do shit like this. Sometimes they are, but usually not. And if they ARE bad with a sledge, guess what? They don't have to use this. So, it's only useless for some people. Other people would love something like this.
Similar Example: Some people are bad at riding bicycles because they have shit control over their balance. They aren't required to buy one. Bikes are for people who can ride one and enjoy riding them. Sure, some people will get them anyway because 'Oh I can ride it eventually' then they end up with bruises and scrapes, but that's their fault for being stupid and not accepting theie limits. Doesn't make bicycles a 'useless invention', now does it? No. Same with this. People who can use it properly would love it. Several people in the comment section are already planning on making their own. It's not useless, it's just for certain people.
Congratulations, you've done nothing but state you have an opinion, and a poorly founded one at that.
You can make one of these hub buster
Now, question is, will this work on an '06 Mercedes C230 ? 🤔
Iits a wheel design so probably
I’m a mechanic here in Atlanta .I never have a problem removing a bearing ..I hit it with a small sledgehammer a couple times but it always comes right out..Does look like a pretty cool tool although 🤔
Come work on a vehicle in the salt belt. It is unbelievable how much force it takes to remove a wheel hub from a knuckle
Austin L Yeah I know I used to work in New York thankfully I don’t have no problems anymore 👍
I wish I still lived in Perry so I could borrow that tool!
I want a hub buster how can I buy one from you. Do you have a website?
How do you get hub bearing assembly off the spindle when it is frozen. wheel puller don't work, heat doesn't work what next
Yep. Going to build my own.
You have got to love the cue cards he's reading,in the old days we would dump a pan of boiling hot water on the bearing and put the wheel back on and kick it gently on top,bottom and sides then wiggle it free,works like a charm' I've always wanted to take a sledge hammer to my car and WOW! now I can.(P.S.)you can use boiling (and must be boiling) water to loosen other stuck stuff to.
So Where do you get it?
It may have already been said, but that tool uses the same principal as using a pipe wrench on the hub flange. You probably already have a pipe wrench. If not, go to Harbor Freight and get one for $20. It's also a tool you can use for other jobs.
I usually just thread a bolt a little bit into the back and wack it with a hammer. That gets them out pretty good.
How much shipped to 43040?
Where do I get this?!?
The concept is good.. but it would be better to TAP down with small hammer and then up, and repeat. Or you could destroy the seat where the new bearing will sit. Going to make one today ;)
I think I know why so many people dislike this tool. They dont live near you where so much salt is used on the roads. They have little trouble getting these apart even if they live in the snow belt. Many cities use a combination of salt and other chemicals for snow melting. I live near you and and they use about 100% salt and Ive had these hubs not come out at all with soaking and a sledge. I can spot a car from out of town in a second.
A slide hammer works too and a regular hammer works as well
Hi I worked on my car and family cars for the last 40 yrs. this look like a good tool. But I can't e-mail him to buy one. please reply if you see this
The Moose
great job thanks.
My son in law made one of these. I couldn't remove a rear hub off our 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. Five hits with a sledge hammer and it was out. This was after working on the thing for four hours the day before.
How do I get one?
2000 lb on one wheel? Does your car weigh 8000 lb?
2010 sentra rear wheel bearing, 2 hours of w-d 40, banging, slamming fun
What a great idea for a tough job. Brovo.
How much for the bricks?
Try a yukon xl 1500. Butterfly nut and bolt trick works without any damage. Use air tools not your back....