Photo of your custom Alt-Cover puller?

[nomadwarmachine]

I've searched the site and read numerous posts regarding custom pullers people have put together to yank off the alternator cover, but I've not seen any photos.  Does anybody have a photo handy, or even a little how-to on creating one of these devices? 

Thanks!!

[woppini]

I have heard of folks taking all the bolts out, and just squeezing the clutch a bit. It pushes the cover away from the engine. Remember to take ALL the bolts out. There is a hidden one I believe. Hopefully someone will chime in and refresh my memory.

[aaronb]

a bent over strip of 12 or 14ga steel a couple of allen screws and a bike axle and 3 nuts.  there is a nut behind the steel strips (note the combo wrench).  the only reason i used the axle is because i have a drawer full of spare bike bits from when i worked in a bike shop.

[SP3]

Made this a few years back on a lunch break. More fancy than it needs to be but I was bored.

[needtorque]

Made this a few years back on a lunch break. More fancy than it needs to be but I was bored.

See now there is something that could put you in as a minor sponsor on this board.  I would be willing to pay a fair price for a well constructed tool such as that.

[SP3]

See now there is something that could put you in as a minor sponsor on this board.  I would be willing to pay a fair price for a well constructed tool such as that.

I've thought about trying that on ebay not as a sponsor here. I (possibly incorrectly) assume that to pay for the sponsorship I'd either have to sell a boat load of them (not enough time to make that many) OR not make enough $ to make it worth my time. Maybe I'll look into it proper like.

[DucHead]

I bought a steering wheel puller from Auto Zone for $13 and called it a day.

[He Man]

i dont pull off eonugh steering wheels in a year to even buy one. autzone = free rental.

[needtorque]

Well honestly I have 2 crankshaft pulley pullers that will both work for this same purpose but that tool he made looks so clean and is job specific.  (I am a big fan of tools.)

[DucHead]

i dont pull off eonugh steering wheels in a year to even buy one. autzone = free rental.

Renting tools is for tools.

[He Man]

says the man who never rented a $5000 jack hammer just to break city concrete.

[DucHead]

says the man who never rented a $5000 jack hammer just to break city concrete.

...and jack hammers are for wimps.

real men use sledge hammers. 

[He Man]

 

[nomadwarmachine]

Given my lack of machine tools, I'm going to go with the Autozone steering wheel puller.  Anybody have a part/model number for me?

[Monsterlover]

Just tell em you want to rent the wheel puller and they'll know what you mean.