Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) pullin vp 44 today

[sleddog]

where can i get a gear puller like diesel dan uses. i picked up a 3" with claws. i dont think this one wil get in the housing. where do you get snap on tools. i see the trucks around but dont think theres any stores.

 

[sleddog]

can i just push the pump back and try n force the gear off?

 

[SHobbs]

I used a steering wheel puller when I did mine. I also need a little heat on the gear to get it to pop off.

 

[sheamc]

Use the steering wheel puller. Advance Auto has a tool loaner program, we became good friends when I did my VP.

 

[sleddog]

aarrrgg. tried and make one,didnt work. threads on one gear hole gave us probs. need the real deal on this.

 

[SPearson]

I used a steering wheel puller and like Dan said, I had to use the two shorter bolts that hold on the APPS to the engine to screw into the gear. Mine was TIGHT! It finally popped off with a bang. It was the original pump. There was no way I could have pryed on the pump enough to ever get the gear off the shaft. His video sure helped me out with the pump replacement! Good luck!

Stuart

 

[sleddog]

and some grade 8 bolts

 

[sleddog]

ya. must be tight. we made a 4" dia. x . 25" thick plate of steel and drilled holes and tapped center. no luck. need to find a puller fast. b

 

[dclassens]

This is the tool I have and it has well over a dozen VP changes without ever not working. Perfectly designed tool. Call local snapon, they will help!

SP504, Puller, Gear



Dave

 

[SnoKing]

ya. must be tight. we made a 4" dia. x . 25" thick plate of steel and drilled holes and tapped center. no luck. need to find a puller fast. b

I made my own with a piece of angle iron and grade 8 bolts. Just tighen the two grade 8 bolts and tap it with a hammer. The angle iron does not flex link flat bar. You my have to chace the treads with a tap if you damaged them. When you pick up the grade 8 bolts, get a hand full of washers to get the lenght correct.



Leave the pump mounted until you pop the gear. I did not remove the three injector lines next to the block. Just push them back out of the way towards the block.



SNOKING

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

ya. must be tight. we made a 4" dia. x . 25" thick plate of steel and drilled holes and tapped center. no luck. need to find a puller fast. b

You don't need a "center bolt" to press against the shaft itself - the outer bolts that thread into the pump gear are what exerts force on the shaft as they are drawn up tightly...