Tool Review Lisle 58430 Blind Seal Puller 

Just used this tool for my crank/cam seals on my 2011 Subaru Outback 2.5, worked like a freaking charm !! I used a small flathead screwdriver to punch an "access" hole to insert the tool, and then I also used a wooden shim to place between the head of the car and the fulcrum of the tool, so as not to crack any aluminum. ORIGINAL SEALS 182k miles, hard and brittle. Easy-Peasy !!

Thanks for making the video. I was trying to figure out if I wanted to order this tool, but after your video I am sold. It made it looks so easy it is almost too good to be true. Thanks!

I just bought one and used it a few times already at work doing cam and crank seals and it works amazingly well, I'm constantly changing these seals and with this you don't fight with them anymore.

thank you for the video on the Lisle 58430 tool. you just saved the day. great job. thank you sir.

On the back of some Lisle products there is an advertisement asking mechanics to contact them with ideas for innovative tools, with the offer to share royalties for ideas they decide to market. I find their products to be well made and well researched from the ground up.

I've had this tool for about 5 years and love it. I work on a lot of Honda's and Toyota's and it's a time saver, not to mention a screwdriver and/or pick saver! I've gone through one of the tips already (it's nice that it comes with a spare at this price) My only gripe is I wish the shaft was a little tougher as I've bent (actually straightened it because it comes bent) a few times on some very stubborn seals. Great video btw as always!

I love my adjustable Lisle "rock pick" so much I ordered one of these blind pullers too! Thanks for the review video as I'd never seen this tool before.

This is great. I have been shopping for a tool for cam seal removal on for Subarus. I seen this tool on amazon, and then searched videos on youtube and found this. Since I got to see it in action on the oil pump/crank seal cant wait to use this on cam seals. Now im not dreading using pics to get them out. LOL. Thanks for this video.

I have a few Lisle tools.. Love them all.

I picked one of these up after I watched this video. I had to pull the camshaft seals on my old 87 Nissan 300ZX Turbo and it worked great.

It's a life saver on shift shaft and output shaft seals on bikes too!

Thanks, Brian. If you are using the "rock climbing" version, you can protect the shaft by slipping in a piece cut out of a plastic soda bottle.

Looks like a good little tool. I would love to see more specialty tool reviews!

Thanks Brian!! I've been looking for a good seal puller; this one looks like a good tool.

!!! Thats great! Think I remember seeing them around in parts houses and the like, but never gave them a second look.

Handy piece of kit Brian - Thanks.

What a easy out! Mine comes tomorrow.

Great review, I'm buying one today. I recently gouged the race on a Kohler using the "rock pick", but I wont give up on it either. It was my own stupid fault for not being careful.

Dude, i'm ordering mine tonight. I'm sick of fighting with the damn seals. i hope mine are just as easy as that one was for you!

I have! On dirbike shift shaft seals it's AMAZING!

that is slick and seemed to work super well..

I have to get me one of those. May work good on transmission seals also.

wow, that tool makes the job quick and easy!

Been there done that for sure!

I have one for about a year and it works great! but usually seals I work on are much stiffer and harder to remove

Great info. Thanks for posting!

Thanks Max.

I agree!

I had no idea that old seal puller can be used to install seals. My mind is blown

Shalom Shep! (that's just too fun to say!) That's a good question. High mileage oil is like the opposite of synthetic. The molecules are bigger. This makes for less leaks through the same size hole. Conventional oil that is petroleum institute certified for gasoline engines is going to be adequate. That's what I would use.

Right on!

Awesome!

I also use the two wood screw method to pull out the seals :) Easy and cheap way :D To reinstall a new seal I use a marmalade jar with the right diameter to press the new seal correctly in .

Just bought one!

Well done, Thank you, thank you! Tim.

awesome thanks for sharing and the part number.

I will be replacing the seals in a water pump on my KLR once they come in . That would be handy to have ! Way Cool !

OK. You got it!

I think so. I usually check, but I filmed this two years ago and I don't remember.

I always take a scratch all and poke two holes threw the seal. Then I screw two wood screws into it. Then I grab onto it with wire cutters and pull the seal out that way.

wow thank you for share that, i hate to pull out the seal

good review.thanx....max

Personally I'd use a new reservoir. They can be saturated in trans/ps fluid over time. Use a lot of brake cleaner before atemping- then use JB weld.

Pretty cool... think I can cobble up one. Curious, have you tried getting on a small diameter seal?

Just got the tool

Nice

No blind seal were injured in the making of this vid. :::::))))))))))) Nice tool. Of course i'd lose it just when i needed it.

HA HA HA!! LOVE IT!

You bet!

Good one!

A Whoa tool! Definition - A Tool demonstrated in a shop to a chorus of Whoa from your fellow Techs; often followed by a quick dash to the Tool truck before the last one is sold.

On a 01 s10 by the way. I didnt know if there was too much pressure to patch

Good tool. Where can I buy one again? What is that, a Subaru 2.5?

I used to do that for years. lol

will it work good in tight spaces like the rear cam seal of 1mzfe?

Hey brian i had a question for you. The plastic outlet on the power steering fluid reservoir broke. Is there something I can use to repair it, like jb, epoxy, etc

Great

Do you think it would work on a rear axel oil seal??

What if you superglue a very thin piece of cloth on the back of the tool so it does not scratch the crankshaft or camshaft?

CAN YOU USE THIS TOOL ON MOTOR CYCLE BRIAN

Can you use it to remove spark plug tube seal?

Can't you use a paint can opener and do the same thing?

What should i use?

Have you tried that with the engine inside the car?

As long as it holds. That's a low pressure nipple.

Hey Brian! Shep here, the Jewish me-chan-ic. When I replace the timing belt on my '99 Accent at 180,000 miles (3rd time) I'm going to replace the cam and crank seals. Dumb question; Since the seals will be new, should stay with high mileage oil? Thanx and LA ' CHIEM!

do you still find yourself using this tool?

Is it USA made?

Try that on a 15 y/o 220k mike vehicle with a baked in seal.

Works very poorly on EJ25 rear main seals which is the purpose I bought it for. Disappointed.

The seal was hardly in there.

too easy is good

Coming from Brian, that's a rave.

Looked like you put no pressure on it, it looked lose.

That's cool, but the engine is not in the car, nothing in the way

lol

LOL your the only one who uses that thing right ???

Thanx Brian! Hey, how many Jewish mothers does it take to screw in a light bulb? There's 2 possible answers. 1--Don't bother, I don't want to be a burden, I'll just sit in the dark. 2-- 1. She holds up the light bulb and the world revolves around her. See ya! and Ba ' ruch Ha--shem!

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