sleeve puller

It's time to buy a sleeve puller. Want a good one. Don't want to fight with the tool to get it to work, or fall apart during use. Thanks Don

 

If you have the time, and facilities, think about making your own, a screw type, instead of slide hammer.

 

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sleve puller

Thanks Robert for the call and service Don.

 

Got an idea on how this would work but do you have any pictures of this or plans to make one? Sounds interesting instead of the pounding effect of a slide hammer.

Thanks.

Tom

 

Instead of pounding, get a heater and heat the block up first.

The sleeves come out so much easier.

 

For use at the track you probably need the slide hammer type, where you can drop it in from the top, while the block is warm, and pop the sleeve out. With these you have to be careful to keep the shoe centered, as we have seen blocks badly scratched with them.

In the shop a simple puller made from 1" threaded rod works good. We made one with an old sleeve from a diesel engine that was just bigger than the engine sleeves to set on top of the block with a cross piece on top and a shoe on the bottom. The constant pressure gives a little better feel of what is going on vs. hammering. Heating helps, and letting it sit in front of a Nipco style heater works great.

 

Heating is the only way to go, especially with the later solid forged blocks.

 

Triple T makes a really nice one.

Brandon Booher
NHRA TAD #44