Blind Hole Bearing Puller || DIY Tools

[@artszabo1015]

I am an old man and I was taught the grease trick back in the 70's. BUT!! That slide hammer is absolutely BRILLIANT!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ five stars for you Sir!! Art from Ohio

[@simonallan9941]

Me to brother 🤗

[@bapsmcginty4782]

Same. Used the grease method often but this has to be the first "hack" video I've seen that is both practical and useful. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐💐❤️❤️

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

Just buy a set of bearing extractors they're not expensive.

[@artszabo1015]

@@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo Or he could just buy a new machine and scrap the old one. That would be REAL CLEVER wouldn't it? For some reason you thought of a solution that nobody else did - I wonder why????

[@marcseclecticstuff9497]

The ball bearing puller design was a great idea, I'll keep that one filed away. In this case, it would have taken way too much time! Anytime I have a blind race, I lay a couple of weld beads around the ID of the race which shrinks it slightly allowing it to be pulled out by hand (be careful not to 'cock' it in the bore!). It works on any style of race: deep groove ball, tapered, angular contact, etc. I cover the bore in anti-spatter compound to protect it and any other critical surfaces from weld splatter. I've been a CNC machine tech. for close to 20 years and changed out more bearings than I can count. I've had maybe 60% success rate with grease, it either leaks thru the balls or just blows out the center race and balls.

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐

[@JJFX-]

I'm trying to wrap my head around why this works... the ID isn't what's stuck and wouldn't that just cause the inner ring to expand then cool down again? I believe you, I'm just trying to figure it out... EDIT: I'm an idiot... you're talking about after you've removed the inside of the bearing, right?

[@glenn7245]

Fresh bread works well too instead of grease. Bonus and you can nibble on the leftovers. Don't nibble on leftover grease.

[@martin-vv9lf]

@@glenn7245 yeah the bread works well for me, it doesn't leak out like grease would.

[@stephenmcclure2716]

I used the grease technique, until I saw a mechanic friend use wet paper towels and it worked better because there wasn't as much mess to clean up.

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@schwuzi]

Toast bread also works.

[@dougaltolan3017]

​​@@schwuziNahh, bread is terrible for this... I eat it before the bearing gets pulled. Wet paper towels have a much higher chance of getting to the job. 😊

[@schwuzi]

@@dougaltolan3017 i've used it before and it worked every single time

[@seitenryu6844]

If the assembly is watertight, fill it with water and grease the punch. The grease will stop minor leaks and water is free.

[@MG-nz6bx]

Neat concept, but it's only good for one size and model of bearing. Next time just weld two hot passes inside the bearing or race. The weld will shrink and contract it so that it falls out on its own when you flip it over. Takes no time at all.

[@innovationtime20]

👍👍

[@ricksweetser1683]

Works on all types and sizes of bearing...been doing it for over 55 years...

[@schwuzi]

Or weld a homemade sliding hammer to it. Just use a threaded rod and a big socket. Got me out of so many situations.

[@guerreroexterminador470]

Justo eso iba yo a comentar

[@Svitjod1]

It's not just a neat concept. It's what mechanics have done for a century or so on every kind of blind hole bushing, bearing or whatever. Works on all sizes.

[@ecleveland1]

When I first started working on cars and trucks I had an older mechanic teach me how to do this. I ve used this method several times and it works every time.

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐💐💐👌👌

[@RaymondDay-u1e]

just weld a bead inside the bearing race when it cools it will fall out by itself

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@salesWatnall]

ZZZ

[@garreysellars5525]

100percent simple and fast

[@camshaftcasting1451]

Yes, that's the usual way.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

That puller was genius 👍

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐

[@tonybarnes3658]

I love these types of videos. There's always someone that has a different technique to solve a problem. I've only used the weld to shrink method and its always worked. Mind you I'm a backyarder with my own motorcycles, so i haven't needed to use different techniques often. Love your work mate, i really do!

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐💐

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Aye, Tony - as we used to say down the pit, 'there's more ways of killing a pig than f**king it to death' ;

[@TheBugkillah]

You’re REALLY good with the slide hammer.

[@innovationtime20]

👍💐

[@alanc6781]

I like the way DIY guys always tell each other their ideas.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@outsider7658]

Old tricks never die! Used that, since my early days in 70:ies. The "old" guys told me that, when I stood there, scratching my head, completely lost. Works only if you have a closed hole, like shown. As said, old but good! from a Finn in Diaspora

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐💐

[@Bryan-Hensley]

I never had much luck with it. Bearings were too stuck.

[@HighFell]

The grease/hydraulic method is very useful for removing input shaft spigot bearings from the end of a crankshaft. Expanding puller very neat too 👍

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@johnkemas7344]

I learned the grease method as an apprentice T&D maker in the 70's I worked for a mfg of printing presses and we had to rebuild and remove a lot of old bearings this way. Great slide hammer idea,

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you dear John 🙏

[@kimballbenson8116]

This is the best kind of video because we dont have some boring talking head that only uses this as a format for an excuse to talk, talk, make lame jokes, bore us to death, etc. Instead we have visual proof of what really works that is engaging.

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐💐

[@dielaughing73]

But how are we going to know how he made his coffee that morning?

[@mikeydudek2885]

You sound like you’re fun at parties.

[@Zoli049]

It's incredible and there's not an hour of unnecessary talk. 🤔👍

[@innovationtime20]

👍💐

[@lollipop84858]

You're right. Only 2hrs of unnecessary work to do a 10 minute job welding the hearing race

[@Zoli049]

@@lollipop84858 We cannot know if you regularly work with the same bearings? Then why would you be welding if you are repairing the same thing?

[@Pb_Slinger]

Your slide hammer is very impressive. Very ingenuitive.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍💐

[@markseibert6369]

Well designed and executed. Kudos for using what was at hand to construct it. Grease trick and weld bead well known for ages. Some races too small for the weld bead. The unfortunate part is that one must construct a puller for each size bearing race to be pulled and that is time consuming. Collet type pullers will fit more than one size race and are easily made up on a lathe. Use a cone to expand your puller inside the race and use a bit of heat to aid in removal of all races. Wear a dust mask and eye protection when grinding!

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend for sharing your knowledge 💐💐💐❤️❤️❤️

[@BryanLipp-j7k]

excellent, make your own tools. i like it, i was taught the grease trick many years ago by my uncle, i miss him.

[@innovationtime20]

Good uncle 💐

[@Tuckaway]

Amazing, I've never seen this done before.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@nickegan9368]

Hi guys. It seems everyone has missed the simple method. Apply a few blobs of weld to the inside of the bearing. Wait 1 minute, the welds will shrink. As the welds are attached to the bearing, the bearing will also shrink. The bearing will fall out. You can use this method on engine cylinder liners. Ore small line of weld. The liner will fall out. Done it thousands of times.

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@MrFrambooise]

is there a risk of warping a block?

[@camshaftcasting1451]

@@MrFrambooiseNo

[@wolfgangnapiletzki8480]

Yes, exactly.

[@qwertykeyboardwarrior]

Nice I'm gonna a have to try that

[@justinf1343]

I have never seen this done before. Very clever and I’ve learnt something new today. Can you not pop it out using compressed air?

[@innovationtime20]

I think it's not working with air and if it works it's so dangerous

[@mrsunyofficial]

It was a very successful and informative video

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐 Nice to see you here 😍

[@Skyisnotalimit]

This is a good way of doing it. It works as long it hasn’t got a hole through or an axle inside. There’s special pullers you can use that grips the inner race of the bearing. That if the bearing has got an axle inside. You will be able to pull it out anyway.

[@innovationtime20]

👍👍💐💐

[@gregorymcnear6474]

Brilliant, man with a good technical brain 😊

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐❤️❤️

[@anamericanpatriot5230]

In spare time make several for different sizes This was an ingenious idea Well done

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you 👍💐

[@rsbharley4766]

Excellent video, job well done. Thanks for taking the time to share. Cheers

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐🙏

[@rickstephens1130]

Good job! On your design of the puller. That's exactly what I was thinking about too? Or another way to do it, is to weld the remaining bearing case to the section of the puller. And slide hammer it out? Because it's no longer any good? You can grind off the welds, and start over with a fresh pin? That works too?

[@innovationtime20]

Yes it works too 👍👍

[@bobw222]

I've seen the grease one before, but the outer shell puller is definitely ingenious and new.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@Twilightzoneisreal]

Very clever. I like it! Well done.

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you 💐💐

[@mauriziograndi1750]

Very good idea, if you want you can also tack welding the outer ring slightly in two or three points and it will shrunk ready to be pulled out easily by hand.

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@mauriziograndi1750]

@@TREE3-ph4sr Hi TREE3 the tool used in the video was welded.

[@paulvolk5446]

@@TREE3-ph4sr Then how could they weld the tool together?

[@jensknudsen4222]

I was already impressed with the grease hydraulic method...

[@innovationtime20]

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[@schwuzi]

You can also use soft bread. Like toast. Just keep mashing more in like with the grease. It's less messy.

[@DROGOC0P]

​@@schwuziyeah you can use less grease that way

[@dougaltolan3017]

​@@schwuziseen that one done with water soaked bread, or even kitchen roll, much less mess.

[@stephenwalsh1332triumph]

That's incredible,I can't do my shoe laces up I'm all thumbs, very impressed 👍

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 👍

[@awls7393]

Great vid, i did similar but welded a bolt to the slide hammer to make it multi purpose 👍🏽

[@innovationtime20]

Good 👍 Thanks

[@MrGoodaches]

Sooo many comments saying weld and pull is simpler. Actually, in a small workshop without a welder it is not the simpler method.

[@innovationtime20]

Exactly 👌💐

[@mikeydudek2885]

…well you have to have a welder to make that improvised tool, sooo… yeah.

[@festa289]

Even a small workshop should have a welder. You are missing out on profitable work if you don't have one

[@lollipop84858]

But he needed a welder to weld this tool.....

[@gregwillis7767]

Actually bought a blind hole bearing puller set (Matco tools) decades ago. Working at a motorcycle dealership - time is money! Still like the video very much, the ingenuity is excellent!

[@homemadetools]

Excellent concept and clever overall solution. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐

[@crazyguy32100]

Tip for the grease trick. If you're having trouble with it leaking through the balls (if the bearing is unsealed) then tear up a bunch of little, tiny bits of paper and mix it with the grease. As others have said welding the outer race out is the way to go. Neat puller design though, I'll have to keep it in mind.

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐💐 Good idea 👍

[@friguy8598]

Ive used this method to get pilot bearings out of flywheels... Works perfectly

[@innovationtime20]

👍💐

[@kevinashlin3885]

Been there done that, works! Bushings also

[@innovationtime20]

💐

[@johnpartridge7623]

Simple but effective Tool & well made 👍

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@thiagodamatta2829]

Thank you!!

[@innovationtime20]

💐

[@jamesingram6173]

Learned that from my grandparents. He owned a starter and alternator rebuild shop.

[@innovationtime20]

💐

[@stuartholding6067]

Had exactly the outer race problem last week - I just welded two vertical struts to it with a nut across them to attach a slide hammer. Same as yours really but quicker to do

[@innovationtime20]

👌👍

[@paulmeynell8866]

How brilliant is that!

[@innovationtime20]

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[@Nose77904]

Put grease in the tube of the slide hammer to keep the bearings from rolling out. This is an excellent tool.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍 I did but I didn't show in video

[@johnplump3760]

a couple of teally good ideas!!

[@innovationtime20]

❤️

[@feathermerchant]

I've successfully used damp paper towels in lieu of grease. The water is the hydraulic fluid and the towels just hold it in place. Worked fine and a lot less messy (unless that's your goal). To remove stubborn crankshaft dowels pins I've drilled through them lengthwise with a 1/8" drill bit, then used kite string soaked in oil.

[@innovationtime20]

👌👍💐💐

[@cielakovsky]

Very smart, thank you for sharing!

[@innovationtime20]

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[@Altprophet]

I do the grease press technique to remove input shaft pilot bearings. It works really well.

[@innovationtime20]

Good job 👍

[@markbeale7390]

Unsealed bearing just run a bead of weld around inside of outer race,cool down turn over,race will fall out. This will be the case for a taper roller bearing.

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@salesWatnall]

ZZZ

[@joaobatistaboenodagama2780]

Muito boa idéia! Parabéns!!!

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@charleskuder3968]

Great tool Idea!!!!

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@dublegi-hr8kq]

Great idea. But you can apply the same grease method with the outer race, you just need a large diameter piston. Also, when using the grease method, if you give it a sharp blow the first time rather than tap it, the bearing comes out in one hit. And there are special bearing pullers for bearings that have the problem you illustrate. They have two keyed prongs that go inbetween the races (assuming you still have the inner race) and twist to lock. The prongs are like balls with a flats on opposite sides so they can squeeze inbetween the races. Once turned 90 degrees, they lock in. You can also put back some of the balls to keep the keys from moving about. Expensive, but they do exist.

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐 Did you mean this type 👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYa4dKCgqs2cadEsi=mzjz54FoXoLYAfoR

[@anwarabrahams2413]

thanks this is very helpful

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐👍

[@syfieldsjr1576]

Brother YOU are a damn genius! Lol Great idea!

[@innovationtime20]

😅💐💐❤️

[@streborz]

He showed you something that someone showed him. That does not make a genies ass.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

Ha! You are my kind of "good friend". Getting the last out of your gloves, using a wrist pin for a slide hammer and tinkering together cool tools. We are not dissimilar ;)

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐 Good idea 👍❤️

[@caahacky]

Excellent video work.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@andrewthomas405]

That was an excellent idea. Kudos 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@kogasoldier9379]

I feel like there are probably easier and less time consuming methods, but this is awesome, especially if you have more bearings off the same diameter to pull.

[@innovationtime20]

👍💐

[@garnethart1137]

I love seeing other peoples take on how to do a specific job. Nice job on a custom tool. My go to on removing outer races on bearings is to run a bead of weld around the race.once it cools it will shrink the race and sometimes it will literally fall out. Other times u need to gently coax it out. Nice job on the custom tool either way. Fuck spending our hard earned money on tools that we only use occasionally. Save that money for parts! Keep on keeping on

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐💐❤️❤️

[@stefanopaganini7503]

Geniale!!!!! Bravissimo!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@ScatManAust]

Now that is a very nice way of pulling that race. But as you had access to a welder in making this tool, it would have been quicker and easier to weld the race and shrink it and remove it that way. Grease trick is a classic and one that I have used countless times.

[@innovationtime20]

💐💐👍

[@4by_yotaguy373]

Oh damn that was good!! Smooth!

[@innovationtime20]

❤️💐

[@colinkraus7139]

Sweet tool.

[@innovationtime20]

❤️❤️

[@TheRealStructurer]

I will probably (hopefully!) never need this, but great video 👍🏻

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you my friend 💐

[@John-xb9dn]

👍 That is a solid 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@innovationtime20]

Thank you 🙏

[@Billydevito]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="168">2:48</a> Saftey squints on ! 🤣 I’ve seen the first technique done with bread ! The second technique could’ve been done by welding that bar and using a slide hammer. No need for that fancy home made tool. 👍

[@innovationtime20]

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[@bigoldgrizzly]

now where is the fun in that ??

[@ROCKINROBIN7791]

saving this!

[@innovationtime20]

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[@patfinney2093]

Clever thinking. Nice one

[@innovationtime20]

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[@justtim9767]

Great work.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@kallesvensson5404]

Bread or wet paper works nice too and you dont need such a tight fit for it to work.

[@innovationtime20]

👍👍

[@alanbrown1345]

Very clever. Well done.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@rickstephens1130]

I like the way you drilled the holes and tapped threads into it to accept a bolt? It's gonna be a lot better for the threaded part to weld another nut at the top of the hole to give additional strength to the threads , or the threads will strip out easily because of not enough thread surface area to support the bolt

[@innovationtime20]

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[@Alientraveler003]

Amazing thanks for your time

[@innovationtime20]

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[@GSM-SM]

Fantastic ideas. Thank you. Keep it up.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@7seriesmax]

The best process for doing that is actually potato. We used to use it for pulling the pilot bearings out of the crankshaft of big diesel engines. Potato doesn’t squish through little holes like grease does.

[@innovationtime20]

Very smart idea 👏👏👍💐

[@johnnyhattaway6641]

Brilliant! Love it

[@innovationtime20]

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[@paulkurilecz4209]

Quite clever. I will remember this.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@colinscutt5104]

i like the cutaways to demonstrate the problem for those who wouldn't get it

[@innovationtime20]

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[@r0llinguphill483]

Oh the hydraulic pressure trick is brilliant. DieselCreek and FarmCraft101 need to know about that trick.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@MG-nz6bx]

Every mechanic on Earth knows that trick. Pretty sure AvE was the first to show it off online. I've gotten blind bearings out with my lunch sandwich before out in the field.

[@johnrisher3007]

This is a very old trick that an old mechanic taught me many years ago

[@innovationtime20]

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[@Delgwah]

Thank you

[@innovationtime20]

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[@lightsnsiren79]

Really clever!

[@innovationtime20]

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[@jeffreywienhoff6412]

When I was a kid an old mechanic showed me how to do this but he used a slice of bread not grease. Just keep pushing more bread into the bearing and it will push the bearing completely from the hole

[@innovationtime20]

👏👏👍💐

[@davidcorbit3931]

Very creative.

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@spyrettos1969]

Clever and perfect !

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@stuffhappens5681]

Great. I just need several sizes of metal stock, small rebar, a drill press, tap, grinder, welder, drill press and bender. And of course somewhere to put it all. 😂

[@innovationtime20]

😂

[@cdrive5757]

These two extraction methods scream CLEVER! Archimedes would have loved both of them! I know I do! Wakodahatchee Chris

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍💐💐

[@joepkortekaas8813]

Great! i really like this!

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍

[@fecoka1977]

Bread mixed with grease. Works well.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@timtaylor7741]

I've learned to do this using white bread smashing it in the hole

[@innovationtime20]

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[@ScorpioxA1]

Dit is n Bakgat idee.👍🏻

[@innovationtime20]

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[@fp3359]

W o w !!!! Superb mind 👍🍀

[@innovationtime20]

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[@tigxxl]

About half a year ago I had to pull out a 350 mm diameter ring that had been accidentally pressed crookedly with a force of 4000 tons (yes the number of zeros is correct). The two shifts before me could not handle it, 20 minutes of welding and quick cooling with a wet rag were enough. It was enough to pry it out slightly (the hole was through).

[@innovationtime20]

Wow 👏👏

[@thomaswaldorf9141]

I've been doing similar things with bread. Way less mess.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@dougaltolan3017]

If you've just drilled a hole with a drill press, use the press as a guide for the tap without moving the workpiece. That way you won't have the wonky tap we see here.

[@innovationtime20]

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[@MX-fo2nu]

Its a long way to tipperary ;-) but with success 😂; the ball bushing was welded 180 to the first Plan 😅 and then cutted again to slip in , but good idea and Job tahts clear

[@innovationtime20]

Thanks 👍💐

[@ianwallett7438]

Watched a guy doing the same but using slightly moistened bread. 🙂👍

[@innovationtime20]

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[@KnowlesFamilyGarage]

I have done the same thing with bread on pilot bushings when changing out clutches it works great. Never done it in a big bearing. Generally I would weld a couple passes around the inside of the bearing after gutting the inner piece and they pretty much fall out.

[@innovationtime20]

Good idea 👍

[@WillieMcphee]

my mechanic Pal puts a small bead of weld around the inside of the bearing (after protecting the hole from contaminants) as the weld cools the bearing shrinks and lets go :)

[@innovationtime20]

Cool 👍

[@donwest5387]

Neat! But I don't have a drill press

[@innovationtime20]

Just find a pipe that inner size is about ball size