Looks like a beefy and useful kit...thanks for the review

Do you still use this tool? Will new cars make this tool obsolete since they replace entire hub

OTC makes some good stuff. Your going to be happy you got that I think...let us know how it works out for you. Thanks for giving Eric O a shout out. You know he's struggling to get subs...(ha ha)

make sure you get a "thrust" type bearing for that forcing screw

What is the difference between the Hub Grappler and the Hub Shark?

@karpenterken1

4 жыл бұрын

Two different companies. OTC and Ken-Tool. I own and use both.

@707SonomaComa

4 жыл бұрын

@@karpenterken1 What one do you prefer? I know Ken-Tool is some pretty heavy duty stuff.

@karpenterken1

4 жыл бұрын

@@707SonomaComa I bought my original Hub Shark in the mid 90's when it was made by Old Forge. That company made everything super duty and in the US. They went out of business and sold off manufacturing to Ken-Tool and Mayhew Tools. Still made in the US with a lifetime warranty, but discontinued due to Ken-Tool's manufacturing costs they told me. They refuse to make stuff overseas to lower the cost. OTC Hub Grappler made in China. Also has lifetime warranty. Metal parts aren't as strong as the Hub Shark and the Hub Shark works better on trapped rotor removal and spindles with the tapered outside to the bearing housing. The Hub Grappler's sleeves slide around on the tapered area causing the whole assembly to go off center easily during a bearing removal or installation. I didn't stop to recenter the tool and it damaged the forcing screw threads and some other parts on me. Just something to be aware of and not a huge deal as the parts still work. OTC sent me brand new parts as spares. The Hub Shark's reversible legs that attach to the tool's bridge allow it to span the bearing housing when there isn't a flat surface for the sleeves to be used against. They're both great companies for customer service. OTC has much better marketing and so many people aren't aware of Ken-Tool and Old Forge tools over the years. Overall I'm happy with both, but favor the Hub Shark a little more for the reasons I listed. Also, the Hub Shark comes with a thrust bearing for their forcing screw and a better tie rod puller for taking off the bearing race from the hub with its flatter bottom feet, unless you want to grind the round bottom feet on the OTC tie rod puller. Less flex in the design of the Hub Shark assembly makes the most rusted on difficult pulls easier, in my experience. Long answer, but I hope all of the info helps and if you want either tool to last a long time, frequently use a thick moly EP grease on the contact faces of the parts and the threads. Spray lubricants aren't good enough under extreme removal pressures of 5 to 10 tons that these tools generate.

Is it possible to use it for joint jobs?

What’s your other channels name?

@PabstBoys

6 жыл бұрын

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