hub removal tool question

[91F22A1]

ok so I was lookin around on ebay and I found this tool for removing the front hub
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Try-I...motiveQ5fTools
what do you guys think

[Old School]

I have one and they work great. Used it several times.

[C91BLX7]

Waste of money.

Four 10MMx1.25 bolts is the way to go. (and the correct way)

[91F22A1]

so I was thinkin about this tool so I don't have to take everything apart. I don't mind spending a lil extra for the convience of replacing the rotor or turning it everytime I want to do the brakes. So I heard one good and one bad, need more input.

[foamypirate]

Waste of money.

Four 10MMx1.25 bolts is the way to go. (and the correct way)

Not.

[Slice One]

if you can take it apart with out it , why would you buy this? 120 bucks sounds like a set of cross drilled and slotted rotors to me.

[HardInThePaint]

Not.

You're trippin. Bolts is definitely the best way to remove the rotors. Using a slide hammer or that thing on Ebay dude is talking bout works too but using extended bolts to push the rotor out is WAY easier. I had to replace one of my wheel studs and rotors on my CB and it was like cake. Trust me I've done both methods and using bolts is by far the best, and cheapest.

[coupe]

i have always used a slide hammer and some bg inforce (high performance wd40) and it always works out pretty good for me

[HardInThePaint]

i have always used a slide hammer and some bg inforce (high performance wd40) and it always works out pretty good for me

Yeah thats all good but my question is would you rather sit there bangin away wit a slide hammer or just chill and screw a couple of bolts down? Most cats use a slide hammer cuz they don't know about the bolt method cuz if you ever used bolts then trust me you would never use a slide hammer ever again.

[alb_accord]

Yeah thats all good but my question is would you rather sit there bangin away wit a slide hammer or just chill and screw a couple of bolts down? Most cats use a slide hammer cuz they don't know about the bolt method cuz if you ever used bolts then trust me you would never use a slide hammer ever again.

it takes about 10 sec to take it off with a slide hammer..... and you can rent a slide hammer for free at auto zone or pep boys.... that beats the $120 for the tool lol

[paulhenrick2k8]

ok so I was lookin around on ebay and I found this tool for removing the front hub
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Try-I...motiveQ5fTools
what do you guys think

dont do it.. waste of cash..

[crusto2k3]

if you wanted to use a "tool" couldn't you just use one of these @ 1/5 the cost?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10101

[HardInThePaint]

it takes about 10 sec to take it off with a slide hammer..... and you can rent a slide hammer for free at auto zone or pep boys.... that beats the $120 for the tool lol

Yeah it might take you 10 seconds with the slide but thats up in the air. I've seen many of cats bangin and bangin away with the slide hammer cuz they shit is stuck on there. And I don't even know what the hell that tool is on Ebay, I'm sure it works but I wouldn't bother with it. But if were me using the bolts (a couple bucks at hardware store) which a lot less labor or going to Autozone and renting a slide hammer and bangin away, which may or may not be easy, then I'm gonna go with the bolts all day long.

if you wanted to use a "tool" couldn't you just use one of these @ 1/5 the cost?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10101

Yeah and I've tried using one of those in the past and I didn't have much luck with it. When you screw that thing in the middle down it has to press up against the threaded axel part and I just wasn't comfortable using it. You can rent one of those at Autozone as well.

[91F22A1]

ok thx guys for the input. with all being said I still can't decide what I wanna do now. They all sound good. Only reason I didn't wanna do the bolt method is that I don't wanna take off the lower joint incase it doesn't wanna come loose and the 4 bot idea is def cheaper. So its either be cheap and do more work or spend the money and get something that I won't have to commit alot of time and effort on.

[HardInThePaint]

ok thx guys for the input. with all being said I still can't decide what I wanna do now. They all sound good. Only reason I didn't wanna do the bolt method is that I don't wanna take off the lower joint incase it doesn't wanna come loose and the 4 bot idea is def cheaper. So its either be cheap and do more work or spend the money and get something that I won't have to commit alot of time and effort on.

Well you gotta remove the lower ball joint anyways in order to slide the axel out and get to those 4 bolts in the back that hold the hub on.