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I have used a lot of tools in my time but by far this was the best. It removed an an Brake Drum from a 1999 Ford Ranger that had not been driven for over 10 years sitting in the back yard. Was rebuilding it to give to my Grandson. Had used all of the old school trick, spray oil, heat, BIG HAMMER, you name it. Install this puller and used my air gun and it came off like BUTTER. May not never use it again but if I here of any of my friends having issues will loan it to them.The Astro Pneumatic 78830 does not mess around! My brake drums were rusted onto my wheel hubs so badly that I broke two of the wheel studs just getting the wheel off, and the drum defeated every other trick to remove a stuck brake drum on YouTube that I could find. Hammering on it, soaking it in penetrating fluid, scissor jack and chains with gear puller jaws (broke the jack), more hammering, water and air hammering, acetylene torching until it smoked and hammering while under extreme jack tension. My brake drums defeated them all with a smirk. Then the Astro P showed up! But my drum was not to go down without a fight! I got the Astro all set up on the drum and even put my cabinetry (long) clamp on the side bars because I had seen some videos where people put straps around them to hold them tight, but I clamped it down right in the middle of the arms where people would have had their straps cranked around. When I ran the extractor bolt down the side jaws did manage to pop off the drum. Drum 1, Astro 0. Round 2: Got everything set up again, but made sure to position my cabinetry clamp with the bar right up against the drum so the jaws could reach around and pinch down with all their strength right on the side bar grab points at the back of the drum. This time when I started giving the Astro the beans with the impact gun, you could tell it was really starting to get some pull. And finally, after two weeks of working on this, BANG! That drum gave up and popped off the hub. It sat there, looking sad and defeated, loosely hanging on to the wheel studs. I spat on it in victory and cursed its mother.The Astro P., victorious, now sits in a place of glory in my shop so all the other tools may bask in its glow and aspire to their own greatness.I am a professional Master Tech. Where I am there is one machine shop that closed down, and I am close to retirement so have no desire to build a machine shop of my own for the less than steady flow of cars that need this tool. Besides, I don't remember the machine shop having anything that does what this can do ON THE CAR!I bought this to pull drums, rotors and anything else it can "tug on". I took a 2005 Toyota Highlander in for a brake job and wheel bearings. Tried everything in my arsenal to remove the rotors. No avail. DESTROYED them using everything I could throw at them, and even peeled back the backing plates so I could pound on them with a ten-pound sledge. Beats me why the discs did not shatter, but they were pretty tweaked. Still nothing budged them. Ordered this tool after watching a few guys popping the rotors with one, and said, "what the heck". Next was to remove the carrier and take to a machine shop in another city if this didn't work. My impact gun took the wheels off, and removed the strut bolts from the carrier. I did NOT use it with this tool nor the bearing press tool.Hooked up the tool after delivery, and after adding some high density wheel bearing grease to the threaded "bolt", as I knew it was going to get about 20 tons of force put on it. Then I took out one big combo wrench to hold the inside nut and commenced cranking on the bolt head with my biggest breaker bar and my full body weight at one point. Way more torque than my air gun could ever muster. There was a creaking crack, and then "BOOM", the rotor bounced off taking tool with it. I was back out of the way in anticipation of the launch. It only flew about 20 inches, but would have hurt if I'd have been right there on top of it, so STAY BACK! But get the tool, I WORKS! Then did the other side and have played with it as a mobile press for a bunch of stuff now. SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE OF THESE YEARS AGO!!!If you're a pansy and don't like heavy, don't buy it. This is a REAL tool, so it's heavy FOR A REASON. Man up or take your stuff to a shop. This CAN kick your but if you don't respect it, but I doubt you'll break it! Don't use a gun on it, as with that much stress on a pull, you'll tear up the bolt threads due to SPEED. Has nothing to do with weight. Don't be stupid. Use an impact and you'll be one of the whiners here who couldn't figure out why they trashed this tool. BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HEED THR WARNINGS! That's why. It's like the guys who drill hole with hole saws, running the drill at full speed and whine because the saw got trashed half way through the cut! THEY WEREN'T DESIGNED FOR SPEED, AND IT SAYS SO ON THE TOOL! I get dozens of cuts on a single hole saw. Follow directions/instructions, and you'll have good tools for the intended lifespan...This worked great!!!Bought an old truck that had been sitting for twenty years and tried every other way of getting the drums off without success. Bought this tool and had them off in 15 minutes. Worked like a charm. Two things to do when using this tool. Use a ratchet strap to ensure puller stays in place and put at least one of the lug nuts back on to prevent the d spring back from the drum because this tool puts a lot off pressure on the drum.verry good toolPopped a couple of nasty stuck rear rotors from my Jeep. Instead of beating them with a hammer, put this on, add tension, couple of hits with a rubber mallet, and they popped off. Took only minutes. Rugged tool.Recommend.The tool is very sturdy and is very capable of doing a good job. Though it didn't work for me. I've been trying to remove a rusted old Hyundai rotor and its really fused on there. The tool did not pull the rotor as I hoped , its definitely sturdy enough, it broke a chunk off the rotor that I was trying to remove. I ended up cutting the rotor off. It kept slipping off the rotor so I wrapped it with a ratchet strap and that held it in place very well.The other side was stuck as well, but the puller worked perfectly and pulled it off with only a little effort.All I can say is DAM. I spent 2 hours beating on the front rotors last week. I got so freaking mad that I bought this tool out of frustration and anger.I tried to cancel the next day but was unable to do so. So happy cancellation didn’t go through.Tool showed up today and I had no issues removing the rotor at all.I will advise anyone who buys this tool to use a ratchet strap to stop it from slipping .Also tie the tool to the spring or frame because seized rotors will come flying off the hub.Save $100 and buy it on the bay. Same company advertise same product for $100 more on AmazonI hate having to hammer and / or bang stuff to get the job done. Remove a wheel hub with a slide hammer, a disk or a drum by banging it with a sledge... Not my type ! I hate that ! So when I saw this tool on youtube I instantly knew I needed it. And I have not been disappointed. I'm easy on my tool and although you can use an impact to drive it, I just use my 24" breaker and it's goes smooth and easy... Nothing can resist ! Both pulling arms sets are massive and feel robust. Adapters are also thick and feel strong. Same for the tension screw. I hardly see this tool to fail, it's very high quality !Had a large disc brake rotor (13" ) that failed to move even after attack with a sledge hammer. Because of its size grinding it off seemed too much work. Used this device and clear in about 20 minutes. You really do need to follow instructions as the rotor came off with a bang. Also you need to wear protection as this is a serious tool and puts serious pressure on releasing the rotor. I had the tool torqued up well over 250ft-lbs to get the rotor off so lubrication is important. You also you need heavy duty strapping to keep the tool fixed as the rotor disintegrates.Lots of power; sturdily built. The setscrews are finger-adjustable which is an improvement on the Famous Design that's out there that requires a screwdriver. I like this better than pounding with a slide hammer, which can be hard on the wheel studs (and also the slide hammer cups that attach to wheel studs often fit poorly). Wish it came with a smaller gear puller to get the inner bearing off the hub-- you'll probably need one.OMG, before buying this, I beat the crap of my Volvo stucked rotor so dam hard with an 8 lb mace for hours (tryed other technic too like the bolts in the caliper holes) I feared I might have break something else only to find out it moved 1.5mm out. I stretch my wrist and both elbows. Dam. This tool took my rotor out in less than a minute. Will not try the mace anymore cause it was plain stupid. You use a mace to break things as much as you use this to remove rotors.
