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grocerygetter · 11-27-2012, 04:13 PM

anyone have one they want to sell?
I was thinking a socket and a bfh...was I wrong?

camaro-21 · 11-27-2012, 04:21 PM

No I have seen using a bolt and socket method for installation and removal on the show wheeler dealers. Idk if you have seen it cuz its on velocity channel. I was thinking about using that method for some pfadt diff bushings

Ventmaster · 11-28-2012, 03:28 PM

The Pfadt tool is only $30 new and it's not commercial grade. It does a great job and is definitely worth it for the trouble you save, but those OE bushings are in there!

By the time mine was done pulling 2 out, I wouldn't trust it to pull 2 more!

IMO the best idea is to just get a new one.

NDC123 · 11-28-2012, 03:39 PM

I ordered one to use and once I see it I will just make my own from then on out...I am a machinist so it looks pretty easy

jeremywes · 11-28-2012, 03:44 PM

Maybe you could build one from some heavy pipe and a bolt and washer combo. Thats was what I was planning to do next month so if you do it and it works let me know.

NDC123 · 11-28-2012, 03:48 PM

I'm thinking 316 stainless steel for the plate, heat treated all thread, and 4130 for the hammer part. That way when the hammer goes bad all you have to do is replace that part and the rest will last forever.

NDC123 · 11-28-2012, 03:51 PM

Prolly put a Teflon sleeve inside the hammer too and heat it up to stick then it won't damage the threads

JDP Motorsports · 11-28-2012, 11:24 PM

The Pfadt tool is $30 and if you buy it with the arms you get free shipping!

Kind regards,

Jordan Priestley
888.308.6007

Camper · 11-29-2012, 06:47 AM

a little rigid conduit, some threaded rod a few nuts and you have the pfadt tool.

Stealth 2010 2SS/RS · 11-29-2012, 03:22 PM

make your own tool for about $8 at the hardware store, add some heat and the bushings come out easy.

Synner · 11-29-2012, 05:36 PM

Or get a 3 piece 2 jaw puller set for $20 and have more tools that are useful for many things forever. Took 5 minutes.

grocerygetter · 11-29-2012, 08:00 PM

Yeah...I'm doing what synner said.

11-27-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	pfadt bushing removal tool anyone have one they want to sell? I was thinking a socket and a bfh...was I wrong? __________________ -John S.

11-27-2012, 04:21 PM	#2
camaro-21 Drives: 2011 cyber grey metallic camaro v6 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: hampton va Posts: 219	No I have seen using a bolt and socket method for installation and removal on the show wheeler dealers. Idk if you have seen it cuz its on velocity channel. I was thinking about using that method for some pfadt diff bushings __________________ 2011 camaro v6- sts turbo w/ meth injection, barton short throw, spec stage 3+ clutch, forgestar f-14 rims, Nitto invo tires, pfadt sway bars drop springs and end links, rx catch can, goodridge stainless steel brake lines, aac halos afterburner taillights and sidemarkers, sebon carbon rear diffuser.

11-28-2012, 03:39 PM	#4
NDC123 The Machinist Drives: 2012 2SS/RS LS3 IBM silver rally Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 402	I ordered one to use and once I see it I will just make my own from then on out...I am a machinist so it looks pretty easy __________________ American Racing Headers w/high-flow cats and x-pipe, Flowmaster American Thunder Axle-back mufflers, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI intake, ADM race scoop, RX Catch Can, PEDDERS Street Z package-ZL1 sways-XA Coilovers, PFADT trailing arms-toe rods, RPM 3:91 gears, RPM Stage V Trans, ADM diff bushings, tune by ADM, and still bustin' knuckles!

11-28-2012, 03:48 PM	#6
NDC123 The Machinist Drives: 2012 2SS/RS LS3 IBM silver rally Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 402	I'm thinking 316 stainless steel for the plate, heat treated all thread, and 4130 for the hammer part. That way when the hammer goes bad all you have to do is replace that part and the rest will last forever. __________________ American Racing Headers w/high-flow cats and x-pipe, Flowmaster American Thunder Axle-back mufflers, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI intake, ADM race scoop, RX Catch Can, PEDDERS Street Z package-ZL1 sways-XA Coilovers, PFADT trailing arms-toe rods, RPM 3:91 gears, RPM Stage V Trans, ADM diff bushings, tune by ADM, and still bustin' knuckles!

11-28-2012, 03:51 PM	#7
NDC123 The Machinist Drives: 2012 2SS/RS LS3 IBM silver rally Join Date: May 2012 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 402	Prolly put a Teflon sleeve inside the hammer too and heat it up to stick then it won't damage the threads __________________ American Racing Headers w/high-flow cats and x-pipe, Flowmaster American Thunder Axle-back mufflers, VMAX ported throttle body, CAI intake, ADM race scoop, RX Catch Can, PEDDERS Street Z package-ZL1 sways-XA Coilovers, PFADT trailing arms-toe rods, RPM 3:91 gears, RPM Stage V Trans, ADM diff bushings, tune by ADM, and still bustin' knuckles!

11-28-2012, 03:28 PM	#3
Ventmaster Drives: 2017 1SS 6spd Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 2,869	The Pfadt tool is only $30 new and it's not commercial grade. It does a great job and is definitely worth it for the trouble you save, but those OE bushings are in there! By the time mine was done pulling 2 out, I wouldn't trust it to pull 2 more! IMO the best idea is to just get a new one.

11-28-2012, 03:44 PM	#5
jeremywes Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 504 View My Garage	Maybe you could build one from some heavy pipe and a bolt and washer combo. Thats was what I was planning to do next month so if you do it and it works let me know.

11-28-2012, 11:24 PM	#8
JDP Motorsports Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/ 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sandy, Utah Posts: 3,256	The Pfadt tool is $30 and if you buy it with the arms you get free shipping! Kind regards, Jordan Priestley 888.308.6007

11-29-2012, 06:47 AM	#9
Camper Banned Drives: 10' 2SS LS3 M6 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 1,370	a little rigid conduit, some threaded rod a few nuts and you have the pfadt tool.

11-29-2012, 03:22 PM	#10
Stealth 2010 2SS/RS Drives: Black 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota, Vadnais Heights Posts: 494 View My Garage	make your own tool for about $8 at the hardware store, add some heat and the bushings come out easy. __________________ 2010 LS3 2SS/RS M6 AirAid Cold Air Intake, AAC LED sidemarkers, AAC P13w plasmas drl, Kook's Custom 1-7/8" Headers, Corsa Hybrid Exhaust JRE 445 Cam Package, JRE SCT Tune, RX Catch Can and Breather Tech AFX Heater Hose Relocation Kit, Black Chrome Wheels Pfadt trailing and toe arms, Pfadt solid subframe mounts, Pfadt diff bushings, Street Slayer Twin Carbon Technostalgia Camaro LED taillights, CTS-V Front Brakes, Powder Coated Calipers By ME MGW Short Throw Shifter Complete ZL1 Rearend Swap

11-29-2012, 05:36 PM	#11
Synner Drives: cars Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oversneeze Posts: 4,544	Or get a 3 piece 2 jaw puller set for $20 and have more tools that are useful for many things forever. Took 5 minutes.

11-29-2012, 08:00 PM	#12
grocerygetter instigator Drives: 2020 6.2 Trail Boss, 2022 XC90 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 3,979 View My Garage	Yeah...I'm doing what synner said. __________________ -John S.