Pinion yoke puller

[andyf]

Here is my home made pinion yoke puller tool

 

[1967coronet440]

Very nice, so simple but I would’ve never thought of it while trying to pull a yoke lol. Did you tap the left side and thread the bolt in to hold it in place?

 

[andyf]

Yes, I drilled and tapped one end so I could put a long bolt in it to use as a handle. Otherwise the torque just spins the yoke. You can also hold the yoke with a big wrench but drilling and tapping for a long bolt seemed fairly easy to do.

 

[Garys1969RR]

What is the center piece that is held by the u bolts? Is that just a piece of 1" round steel rod that you drilled and tapped to thread a bolt into? It looks kind of like a spider gear shaft.

 

[andyf]

It is just a chunk of bar stock. I think it is about 1 inch diameter but I don't remember. I think I used 1/2-20 threads for the center bolt but any large fine thread should work. There isn't a huge amount of torque required to pull the yoke but a puller does work better than a hammer or a pry bar.