r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 3d ago

Slide Hammer Hack That Makes Bearings Vanish!

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Got a stuck bearing? This slide hammer trick works like magic!

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u/Designer_Situation85 3d ago

Really using rebar for the slidy part?

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u/STYSCREAM 3d ago

Pinching your fingers between the hammer and the rebar gonna make you throw that tool through a windshield

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u/satori0320 3d ago

I'm a bit spoiled, at my old job, we always had scrap 1/2 and 5/8 stainless or cold rolled bar stock laying around.

Tossing together a makeshift tool was a breeze.

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u/Designer_Situation85 3d ago

I grew up around the Bethlehem steel literally every garage was packed with 1/2 round stock.

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u/SockeyeSTI 2d ago

I’ve used threaded rod and stern bearings from a boat when I didn’t have an actual slide hammer. Worked well.