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Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:23 am

If you're willing to pony up cash for a new puller, I'd check out Samstag Sales: www.samstagsales.com/kukko.htm#ballbearing

You need a 70-2 extractor for $117 plus some 70-722 arms and spacers for $143. You might want to ask about the spacers because the site says the 70-722 spacers will work for 6306 bearings but doesn't mention 6305 bearings.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:37 pm

Got this set off eBay last week for $205shipped...

SKF bearing puller TMBP7

Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:44 pm

I 'm not 100% sure but I think the replacement arms are no longer made so if you break one you will have to source a used one. there was one of those kits on eBay a year ago with the arm missing that I would have needed so I called skf and thats what they told me. but that one looks complete.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:47 pm

Correct... SKF no longer makes this model. They have offer a different type puller now, don't have that prt# offhand, but last I checked they were $700.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:55 pm

Great score.

Mon May 02, 2011 6:42 pm

Samstag Sales was out of the "ST 242-Body +A". So, I've ordered the Kukko 70-2 Extractor with the Kukko 70-722 Arms instead. I hope it is durable enough. The total cost of the order was just under $284.

http://www.samstagsales.com/kukko.htm#ballbearing

Another 6306 extractor (i.e. KF TMMD 100 Deep groove ball bearing puller kit) was seen at reliabilitydirectstore.com. It looks much more durable but at a higher price of $753.30.

http://www.reliabilitydirectstore.com/SKF-TMMD-100...%20100.htm

-Edited to add the following:
I noticed that Automotive Specialty Tools Inc (i.e. etoolcart.com) has similar / identical tools like the "ST 242-Body +A" of samstagsales.com. The site refers to the individual parts as "SIR-242-Body" and "SIR-242-A 8 Fingered Collet".

I have no prior experience with any of the vendors mentioned. Hopefully, the samstagsales order will work out.

Tue May 03, 2011 10:55 pm

When I got my puller from Samstag, the box was labeled Sir Tools, so it sounds like the identical puller to me.
I mentioned it earlier, but if you get this kit, be sure to immediately screw the various parts together. The first set I got had mismatched threaded fittings, it was the right thread pitch, but the fit was WAY too tight, so that you couldn't get the extension sleeve on. Also, when trying to set it up for use without the extension, you could only screw one of the collets on about two turns, not enough to use it properly.

It took MONTHS to get a proper set back after returning it.
The guys at Samstag were fine, it just took forever to get the replacement.

Wed May 04, 2011 6:05 am

WideFive wrote: Got this set off eBay last week for $205shipped...

SKF bearing puller TMBP7

Aaron, great score, but let me know next time you are bidding on one of these and I won't bid against you....I had my e-bay sniper at 201.99 max.

sorry

Wed May 04, 2011 7:34 am

Ha, ha, I was wondering if you had seen that auction or not. Knew you were looking for one too. I liked eBay a lot more in the old days when you could see the full ID of who was bidding. I would have backed off then :wink:

Wed May 11, 2011 2:43 pm

I found these as the inner uppers in a virgin transaxle. Do I have to bust out the ball spacer or does it just pop out to be able to use the puller tool?

Wed May 11, 2011 2:51 pm

you should be able to gently pry out that bearing cage in one piece. that will leave the ball bearings to float around in the bearing races. depending on what style puller you will be using, you may need to manually position the ball bearings in the puller for it to work properly.

Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:40 am

I found a drawback to this style puller in a rare instance of a stuck bearing. The spreader for the arms would crush as there wasn't enough axle sticking out.

Putting an appropriate size socket before the axle for the ring to slide onto and using nuts to support the mandrel as it now couldn't penetrate the socket to center on the axle. I had to use a couple clamps to bring in the arms and keep them there.

Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:50 pm

A bit late but I figured I would link anyways:

http://www.swisscatalog.com/SIMATOOL-bearing-maintenance-tools_c6.htm

Basically an online store that allows you to look at the 2 different bearing puller kits and one mounting kit. Also has videos of these pullers in action! :D

The kits arent cheap but they are extremely nice.

Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:09 pm

Here's "web special" for Kukko 70-2 and 70-722 for 6035/6036 bearing pullers: http://www.samstagsales.com/kukko.htm - $279 + shipping for both.

And here's the data sheet for them, showing the puller arms 70-722 work for those bearings: http://www.kukko.com/v_mediando_images/Bedienungsanleitungen/70-A_bedienungsanleitung.pdf

Cheers.

Edit: Now a new "web special."

Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:17 pm

Harbor Freight #93980 worked great on my big nut for $45, see detailed use here:

http://leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888&start=330

Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:24 am

Bruce Amacker wrote: Harbor Freight #93980 worked great on my big nut for $45, see detailed use here:

http://leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888&start=330

Dayum! Nice write-up, Bruce!

Mon Feb 29, 2016 1:47 am

Finally found a 6306 puller, a Krebsfer 241. Hopefully I won't need to use it anytime soon.

Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:22 am

Wow --thats a serious looking puller--I like it :)

Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:09 am

guatebus wrote: Bruce Amacker wrote: Harbor Freight #93980 worked great on my big nut for $45, see detailed use here:

http://leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888&start=330

Dayum! Nice write-up, Bruce!
Wow, I agree. Shades of Hazetguy.

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Mon Aug 01, 2022 1:27 am

Hello,
I have all these Rillex and about 20 of what you call Baum tool (picture to follow).
I have no swing axle at hand.
Would you be so kind help me identifying model numbers and purpose?

Is 6304 also the bearing size?
I think I have 4 6304 and one smaller.
At least one 6305. One 533 366 (not VW?)

Is my setting correct, need the ring be pushed to the end? Some picture of use I see without them

Thanks
Tobias

( i am too stupid to upload a picture ...)