OTC 6980 Heavy Duty Brake Drum and Rotor Puller
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Customer Review
Worth the cost if you need it
Bought OTC 6980 Puller to remove rear drums on a 1997 Ford Ranger. Had tried tapping/beating on the drums with no success. This puller popped them off with remarkable ease. It's a serious, heavy duty tool, seems well thought out and good construction. Good, basic instructions including (as another reviewer points out) a note to use the lug nuts to prevent the brake drum from popping all the way off the studs when it let's loose. It also comes with a strap to secure the whole thing to the drum. I didn't care for the strap. Instead, I rotated the tool 90 degrees on the drum so the bar points up and down instead of side to side. That worked fine in my case. I doubt I would try to remove the drums again without this tool. It just makes all the difference. One note about drum brakes: If you have two threaded holes in the face of the drum, look on youtube for a video showing how to remove the drums with two large bolts and save yourself...
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Does what it says
After years of struggling to pull rusted drums off my cars, I found this tool. It's very heavy duty and can handle any size vehice. I used it to pull the rusted drums off my 2006 Toyota Sienna van (3 ton vehicle). It didn't warp the drums. This tool was also pretty safe because it comes with a decent strap/tightening lever. And the good directions recommend that you leave two lug nuts on so the drum doesn't pop off in your face. I forgot to do this the first time but the drum really didn't pop too far. I'd recommend this tool not only because it does what it says it will, but also because it is so freakin' cool when the drum pops loose! I called my wife out to watch the second drum pop. It scared her pretty good...hee..he. Well worth the money... :)
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Does what it Says it Does
At first this seemed a bit expensive...but with a frozen brake drum there are not a lot of good options. It worked precisely as advertised, even on a 2004 Dodge Stratos which doesn't have a lot of room between the drum and the backing plate for the jaws to fit in. The strap holds everything tightly together. Don't overlook the advice to put a couple of the lugs on...when the drum comes off, it really comes off. You also want to remove the dust cap on the hub if so equipped prior to using.
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Product Description
The OTC heavy duty brake drum and rotor puller handles large components such as brake drums, rotors, drive wheels, gears, flywheels and pulleys. One person can easily set the tool in place and use for tough pulls even where there is little access to insert the jaws. Can be used with air tools to reduce time and fatigue. Spread is up to 12-3/4 Inch with a reach of 5 inch. 7-tons of force, yet weighs less than 10 pounds. Top to learn more
