Impellor puller cheaper than £65?

[Gary Fox]

I have been recommended the ASAP impellor puller, the <65mm size, for my Beta 43. It is £65!
Is there a Chinese version much cheaper which can still do the job safely? Or do I have to bite the bullet?

 

[Stemar]

I use needle nose pliers, assisted, if necessary, by a small flat bladed screwdriver that I heated up and bent at 90°

 

[Bathdave]

I use needle nose pliers, assisted, if necessary, by a small flat bladed screwdriver that I heated up and bent at 90°

That’s exactly what the top marine engineer in jersey uses too!

 

[penberth3]

I have been recommended the ASAP impellor puller, the <65mm size, for my Beta 43. It is £65!
Is there a Chinese version much cheaper which can still do the job safely? Or do I have to bite the bullet?

There must be loads of chinese bearing pullers on e-bay that could be modified for the job.

 

[NormanS]

I have been recommended the ASAP impellor puller, the <65mm size, for my Beta 43. It is £65!
Is there a Chinese version much cheaper which can still do the job safely? Or do I have to bite the bullet?

You might have been better posting this on the PBO thread. Practical boat owners use lots of cheaper options. Myself, I use either two screwdrivers or a pair of longnosed pliers. £65 ???

 

[Neeves]

Another vote for 2 flat screwdrivers.

Jonathan

 

[Bobc]

A pair of screwdrivers for me too

 

[sarabande]

If the impeller is jammed, then a few drops of warm glycerine often releases the rubber from the shaft.

 

[Mistroma]

My impeller has a threaded end and it was a trivial task to produce a DIY version of the over-priced Yanmar puller. I think it cost about £2 or less.

Instructions for DIY version in this link

Picture of Yanmar version

 

[Gary Fox]

Thanks all

 

[Roberto]

It also helps -a lot- if you smear the shaft and the impeller bore with copious grease before fitting it.

 

[Tamar]

Just changed my impeller, I used pliers as usual, just wiggle it a bit, it will come.

 

[Never Grumble]

I use two small screwdrivers ... think they were short ones that I bought from Wilko or similar cheap, I put some tape round the shaft of the screwdrivers and some heat shrink over that, saves metal to metal contact, when you leave the impeller out.

 

[mjcoon]

It also helps -a lot- if you smear the shaft and the impeller bore with copious grease before fitting it.

That reminds me when I was a science lab assistant and a student was having a problem searching through the reagents cupboard. When I asked what he was looking for he said "copious water" because that was what he was meant to rinse his apparatus with...

 

[Plum]

I have been recommended the ASAP impellor puller, the <65mm size, for my Beta 43. It is £65!
Is there a Chinese version much cheaper which can still do the job safely? Or do I have to bite the bullet?

Not necessarily the best but I made this from an old toolmakers clamp with the addition of two knife edges made from filed screwheads. Once clamped between the vanes of the impeller it makes for a good handle to pull it out. Works for me and cost me nothing
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Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[penfold]

A pair of plumbers/waterpump pliers work for me, although for smaller pumps you might need to grind some metal off the nose of the pliers for clearance.

 

[vyv_cox]

Not necessarily the best but I made this from an old toolmakers clamp with the addition of two knife edges made from filed screwheads. Once clamped between the vanes of the impeller it makes for a good handle to pull it out. Works for me and cost me nothing
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Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

I have one just like yours prior to modification. I made it in metalwork class 62 years ago and still use it occasionally.

 

[penberth3]

I have one just like yours prior to modification. I made it in metalwork class 62 years ago and still use it occasionally.

I've still got the jaws of a toolmaker's clamp I never finished! Occasionally useful as little wedges.

 

[jackho]

I have been recommended the ASAP impellor puller, the <65mm size, for my Beta 43. It is £65!
Is there a Chinese version much cheaper which can still do the job safely? Or do I have to bite the bullet?

I bought a car Wiper Blade puller think £4.95 amazon. Plenty of adjustment to fit around housing. does my job.

 

[PetiteFleur]

I bought a cheap pair of needle nosed pliers, heated the ends, bent them inwards, work really well.