[steve]

Here's a basic chain axle puller.

Stick your hub on backwards, grab a bit of chain and run in around the hub, grab a big hammer or big bit steel and do a bit of a whack motion outwards.

The photos probably explain it better.

[ninjamoses]

Gotta love backyard tech

My way of doing it for the Vit...
1) Take the wheel off and undo whatever you need to (drum brake/axle bolts etc).
2) Put wheel back on and do the wheel nuts up just a few threads each
3) Get yourself in position, and yank the wheel as hard as you can

Only has above 10 - 15mm of movement before it hits the wheelnuts, but with the weight of the wheel behind it she usually comes off with just one or two pulls.

[joel]

do you and shep share the same double helix? he will love this, than copy the idea, but the chain will become telecom rope and the hammer will be a lump of metal he found at the dump.
looks pretty good, cheaper than a proper puller.

[weaves]

i usually just chuck on of the spare 10 rims i have here on and bash it with a rubber mallet. always worked for me.

This idea i will keep in mind though times the above method does not work

[31zook]

weaves wrote:

i usually just chuck on of the spare 10 rims i have here on and bash it with a rubber mallet. always worked for me.

This idea i will keep in mind though times the above method does not work

X2 since you showed me that i have never tried anything else...... works great

[zukenutter]

I use an old brake rotor turned backwards, three studs and lugs a couple of threads and use the rotor as a slide hammer.

All of above sound good too.

[Daves4wd]

I found the easy way in a Sierra is to undo all the bolts and use the backing plate a slide hammer if that makes sence one good pull and shell pop out pretty easy just make sure you don't hit any important bits hahahha