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R. Bunge
2025-09-02 21:37:08
2017 Subaru Impreza, rear hubs. After getting to the hub, with a couple of whacks of a hammer, they appeared to be stuck. Ordered this tool. It arrived the next day! While I had picked up extra bolts and washers after reading the reviews, I ended up not using them, but just the hardware that came with the tool. Once mounted, I started off with an 8 pound sledge. 2-3 hits from the top, followed by a couple from the bottom. After about a dozen hits, it fell out. Yippie! On the other side (drivers), it only took six hits with the sledge, but when the hub came out, so did the drive shaft! I had a five inch two arm gear puller. At first, it was no joy. I soaked it in pen oil and that evening made a tool that would allow me to more precisely center the gear puller on the center of the axle without mushrooming the end of the axle. Repeated hits with a low end air hammer didn't work. I heated with propane and applied pressure. Air hammer. Heat, more pressure, air hammer. After about five of these cycles, the axle started to push out. The hub then would not come out of the casing around it. I put lots of oil on it and rigged up two 4x4 pieces of wood and wailed on it with a 2lb hammer. My son and I traded on and off with this for several minutes before it popped out. But by God, the car is now quiet! A bit of work, but well worth it! Oh, after the beating with the sledge, the washers that came with the tool were pretty trashed.
Customer
2025-06-20 17:03:49
exactly what we needed works great and much cheaper than a parts stoe
Kindle Customer
2025-05-17 19:34:35
I bought this a few months ago and just used it yesterday. It worked really really well. Very well made, heavy duty steel, I used it on my 2002 Chevy Avalanche for the front wheel bearing/hub assembly. Three strikes with a 5 lb hammer and the hub fell out! Switched to the other side and had the exact same result! I would definitely recommend.
Tom C
2025-04-12 12:58:18
This is a nice heavy tool and perfect for hubs. That being said the washers and hardware do not work. They were the correct size for a 2016 Subaru wrx thread pattern but the nuts kept coming loose or the washers were not big enough even stacked that they would blast through the hub holes. I blasted the studs out with an air hammer and used left over suspension hardware (nut and bolt) to make sure this locks on. My coworkers and I took turns giving this a wack for an hour as if we were at a carnival. Finally after the use of oxyacetylene, this tool with a 6lb sledge, and a snap on air hammer on the hub ears the bearing finally lost the battle and came out. Works as it is designed, but don’t buy this thinking it is the end all be all. Be safe out there but every job is different. No fault in the tool in any way besides the hardware, but this is kind of part of the job anyways.
Stephen
2025-03-22 16:34:08
It took several smashes with a 20lb sledge hammer, but the tool took the hits well and the supplied hardware took the beating too. The backing plate remained attached to the hub, but that isn't the tools fault.2005 Toyota Corolla LE rear right wheel hub assembly
Anon
2025-01-30 09:31:10
I decided to tackle the wheel bearing/hub assembly replacement on my 2010 Subaru Legacy. In these vehicles, the bearing installs into the opening of the steering knuckle so that the bearing OD is in contact with the ID of the steering knuckle for about 3/8" width. After removing the 4 bolts attaching the assembly to the steering knuckle (this was a chore itself), I couldn't for the life of me get the hub assembly out of the steering knuckle. I tried every rust penetrant and tool combination (mini sledge pounding any way that made sense, air hammer, etc.) to absolutely no avail. The thing wouldn't budge. The standard way to remove these is with a hub puller and slide hammer. I had those available, but didn't even attempt because there was no way that was going to work. Note that I am in the rustbelt, land of rusted out vehicles. This thing was seized worse than anything I'd tackled so far. After several days of traditional attempts, I was about to throw in the towel and purchase a new (used) steering knuckle and hub assembly and just take the tie rod and ball joints off to replace the whole thing. Little did I know this tool existed. I'd seen someone use one on a rear hub assembly in one video I'd watched, but I didn't realize it was an actual tool I could purchase and not something they fabricated for personal use. Before completely throwing in the towel, I saw more people referencing the tool online so decided to purchase it. Within minutes of receiving it in the mail I attached it and gave it a few whacks and the hub came out of the knuckle. I gave it three whacks, expecting to need more, but I'm pretty sure it had released after the second whack. If you live in the rustbelt and plan to do your own wheel bearing/hub assemblies, do yourself a favor and purchase this tool. I can't imagine what my mechanic would have charged for this hub replacement job. My only regret is not finding and purchasing it sooner. This thing may not be worth it's weight in gold (it's heavy, that would be a lot of gold), but it's worth every penny. I'm looking forward to using it on the other 3 hub assemblies when I'm ready to replace those. It will turn a several day DIY mechanic job back into the few hours it should have been.
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