🔧 Efficient V-Belt Pulley Pulling Attachment for 5-7/8"D Pulleys - OTC 679 Review

Extremely tough tool. I bought it to remove pulleys from lawnmower deck spindles, it worked for one but the other two were so rusty and corroded that they couldn't be freed. I'm keeping the tool because I believe it will come in handy in the future. I don't regret this purchase at all.

If you need to remove the V-belt pulley, this is what you need. Typical 2-jaw and 3-jaw pullers can bend or break even cast pulleys. If you are working on old machines, replacement pulleys are either unavailable or difficult to find and very expensive. The pulley is held firmly in the V-groove and the puller spreads the load, minimizing potential damage. This thing really saved me from a recent restoration of an old band saw. I just wish I had gotten one sooner.

I had a dual drive pulley/mower deck that was working hard on an engine powered lawn mower that I couldn't remove. After soaking it in penetrating lubricant for three days, I tried a three-tooth puller, which began to warp the pulley. I have applied heat in vain. I then attempted to cut a wood saw into a C shape to support the pulley and distribute the weight. Good thing it just cracked in half. So I ordered this tool and when I used it with a two tooth puller and applied heat I heard a happy…