Rear Axle: 57 Commander rear axle shaft puller

[tim333]

Does anyone have a picture of a HM-931 rear axle shaft puller?

[Studebaker1962]

I think Harbor Freight has a slide hammer at a reasonable price.

[tim333]

I was planning on renting a slide hammer from Advance but curious as to what the puller looks like.

[r1lark]

Look in the Shop Manual. I know that the '59 thru '64 Shop Manual shows the 'special tools' on the last page of each section. Not sure about the earlier Shop Manual, but worth a look.

[tim333]

Unfortunately not in the 56 manual with the 57 supplement Paul. There are some tools shown in repair illustrations but no lists at the end of sections.

[Dwain G.]

So you already have the wheel, brake drum and hub removed? Now you just need to get the axle out of the housing? A common practice is to just set the drum/hub backwards on the axle, then thread the axle nut on several turns and use the drum/hub as a slide hammer to pop the axle out.
I can scan the illustrations if you want them, but HM931 is just a slide hammer and an assortment of 3 threaded sleeves to fit all the axles. The later set J7935 looks like the same 3 sleeves, but the slide hammer is a separate item J2619.

[tim333]

I borrowed a puller kit from Advance Auto part, 3-4 slides of the slide hammer on each axle....both out in less than 5 minutes. Thanks guys.