Takeuchi bearing puller and setting tool

[thehomeengineer]

Hi All
Another one for Frank S

The quick hitch on my digger needed a bit of tlc so was removed. Luckily I decided to do this as the seals had disintegrated and the bearings hadn’t been fitted correctly by the previous owner. So first things first new seals, shims and o rings were ordered. The quick hitch was then overhauled. Attention to the bearings was next. Watching several Youtube videos of people removing these bearings was quite frightening. Oxy/Acetylene, die grinders and even sledgehammer. I thought there must be an easier solution.

I decided to make a purpose built puller and setting tool. Which took about an hour to make. Then outside to the digger to see if it would work. I was so relieved that it easily moved the bearings so they could be set correctly.

The puller was made from a piece of M16 (Approximately 5/8”) studding with a top hat bush thread the same size and turned with a slide fit in the bearings. The other end consisted of a piece of scaffold tube faced off each end and a thick 50mm diameter washer with a couple of M16 nuts to draw the bearings out.

The photos will hopefully show how the tool works.

I would normally chuck the used material back in the scrap box for the next project but as this worked so well it has made it into the tool box for future use.


Completed tool


Pulling bearing out


Puller being drawn through housing.


First bearing removed


Setting the bearing to correct depth


Ready for seal.


Seal in place ready for quick hitch to be re-fitted.

Not sure if I just got lucky not having to resort to burning, grinding or the good old sledgehammer method to get the bearings out.

Thank you for viewing
The Home Engineer