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.
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.
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 😂😂😂
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.
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.
So yes this tool and technique is a bit "caveman", but honestly....If you are removing and replacing the hub/bearing, who gives shit if it damages the hub, the bearing or the lugs? I just want that damn thing off fast and easy. I just went through this on my 2006 Equinox in my driveway with basic hand and air tools and this bastard wouldn't budge. After an hour of spinning,banging and prying on the hub; constructing various pipe/extension/bolt-on contraptions, AND throwing my back out in the process, I finally popped the damn thing out. I cleaned up the inside of the spindle with a die grinder/wire wheel, coated the new hub with anti seize, and reassembled everything in a snap. I would have been more than happy to whack that sucker out with one hit, and so would anyone else in the same circumstance. Now if I had to re-use the original hub, I'm sure I would have to go about things a little differently....... Just Sayin'...............
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.
This tool is useless if youve hammered on the hub so much that the bearing assembly crumbles before your eyes and all you have left is the housing still fused to the knuckle. now what?
That happened to me. That's when you have to remove the axle from the hub and beat the fuck out of the bearing from underneath the car and from behind. All while using a half can of pb blaster. 3 hours later and it was off. :/
I used a stubby hammer, half inch chisel and tapped it out from behind. It came out quite quickly considering I spent hours destroying the hub prior to that with a slide hammer. The trick was to tap it a few times in one spot then do the same on the opposite side.
what the fuck he has no idea what he is doing. the whole hub assembly sits in the seat and hitting it like that will break it as he did and just cause a huge mess. I like how they did not show taking out the broken bearing
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!
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!!!
Or if you have half a brain and are capable of making a very minor modification with this thing called a drill. Obviously with the proper bits, but come on.
Oh you're right, every new invention that could ever be conceived of is already available at the fucking auto parts store... You're really not worth replying to. Don't buy the thing. Just leave the guy alone.
Try removing a hub from a 2010 outback. If I would have had this I would not have needed to give up. I tried the 3 lb sledge and slide hammer. The splined axle came out like a breeze. This idea gets my vote.
breaker unrefined i was looking for a way to say the same "2cents" but there is no way to say it without someone getting offended lol. . . everyone who replied here knows 2000lbs was off lol leave THIS guy alone ... its just a comment ha
x2xtreme360 the OE wheel bearings lasted 166k on my 02 Silverado. They are good trucks no matter what you ford idiots think. Go blow out some spark plugs or something.
Slide hammer won’t do shit. I have done many wheel bearings on these trucks (mainly because people buy shitty aftermarket ones and they run wheel spacers which just murders them) and there is no way a slide hammer would’ve worked on any of them. I live in minnesota as well and it is my job to work on rusty vehicles.
@@Kj16V What I do is take the hook off a piece of 3/8 chain about 6 feet long and fasten the end link nice and snug on one of the studs with a lug nut and washer. Then I whip the chain so it yanks on the stud. Hasn't failed me yet.
Ray Daniels chain yanking is stupidly strong for some reason. I used to tow cars and when I loaded them on the flatbed I would accidentally park them on top of the chains I needed sometimes and I would give them a few short yanks and I could always effortlessly snatch it out
Nope don't touch dodge ram ones but I have seen the Chrysler guy in the shop fight them. Our Ford 1 ton trucks are just about as difficult and all I use is a 3lb sledge.
+Ryan Richards I used my 5lb slide hammer for a good 3-4 minutes and nothing happened. With just two hits using this theory, it broke clean away. This is a legitimate tactic to keep in your bag of tricks. Cheers. -Oh, I used a pipe wrench instead of waiting for the tool to come in the mail.
+Mechanicable When one gets seized up real bad, penetrating fluid won't help. The steel of the hub and the aluminum of the knuckle are actually fused together with a sort of weld.
If you need to do the front wheel bearing and there rusted in there I perfect this trick your vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic press (aka power steering) thread a bolt in and out the socket on and an extension somewhere solid and turn the wheel works like a charm
It does work great on most trucks but on cars and other vehicles there is no good place to prop from.. so this is even better, I will be welding one up..
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'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!!
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It may help, but the hub buster's utility is in the significant amount of leverage that it provides. The tire won't provide the same amount of leverage but likely better than nothing
Same situation. Don't want to spend $$$ for something I will not use after it's done. I know the old hub is trash. So? I used a chisel and a regular house hammer along with a can of liquid wrench and wacked it from the inside, where the e brake cable connected. Did take some time. But, I'd rather pay and loose a chisel over $$.
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
Billy B so why not get an old rotor blow a couple hokes in it run a lateral pull to a sokid point tow truck wall clevis maybe a lift put some tension on it attaching thfough blown holes with cjmalong crank it tight and beat it then crank znd whale igll creep out ps only whale on rotor as not to dzmage any important part
Some of you must not live in the north where there is snow and salt. They really get stuck in there and become really difficult to remove even with heat, air hammers, and specialty tools.
You got that right. These folks must all live in Florida. Up in good ole corrosive Pennsylvania, it is a significant problem trying to break the rusted hub free. Yes, it is possible to got get a 50lb cement block and drop it a few times on the bearing. But I got to be careful not to damage other parts, or cause something to shatter and have pieces flying through the garage hitting other cars. I learned after the 1st bearing replacement to coat all areas with anti-seize. Then, the next time the bearing needs removed, it will not be seized up.
Not does what you thought you were proving by jacking the bearing. That’s where all the weight is supposed to be. Pushing up doesn’t do shit. You have to pull OUT.
I have an 88 ranger, its far easier to just make a puller tool than dick around with hammers. I have one that bolts right on, one big central bolt pushes against the axle and the spindle comes right off.
Ryan I just remove those pesky exploder rears to the vice. Smack the crap out of it then press a new one in. Or smash one in. The bearings sold today have a plastic guide and wear quick!
After watching this video, I decided to make my own "Hub Buster" and trust me I have not found a single vehicle that it did not work on. lol Ford exploder is easy as all others. and just did 3500 dodge ram last week took about 5 hits with sledge and they were off.
I guarantee after he posted this, his design got copied and sold into oblivion. No updates, no website, a bunch on amazon with different names from other tool companies. Its a tough sell when the average DIY can rent a bearing puller or slide hammer from the autoparts store for free.
This thing is bullshit on a Subaru hub. I’ve been there done that! All that would do was bend the shit out of the hub and never removed it. I tried a large heavy duty slide hammer and ended up just ripping the hub and bearings right out of the housing. Ended up taking to Subaru dealership to have it removed and they told me the only way to remove these is with a air hammer on the back side of the hub. They had it off in 30mins. I never in my life seen a hub that I couldn’t get off till this Subaru
Did nobody else write this off upon seeing that crappy $20 baby jack he was using ? I dont want any auto advice from someone using it , its like saying ," hey ,I dont really know anything about cars at all thats why removing a hub ,which is pedestrian to a mechanic , is magic to me as shown by my horrible china jack ". Its called self respect
Chad Carter I totally judged him based on hearing the springs buzzing as he jacked it up. brought back memories of cheesedick jacks provided to me when I drove tow truck.
Knock 2 studs out of the flange opposite to each other. Put 2 bolts in with nuts and tighten the nuts pushing the ends of the bolts against the knuckle. The hub will press out. Piece of piss.
Well I just knock a lug stud out and insert a long grade 5 or 8 bolt with a nut screws to the inside hold the nut whith a wrench and ratchet on bolt and Hub comes right off ,
