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Does anyone have a wheel puller for a 28 wood wheel they would sell or rent? I need to pull the rear wheels of a rear axle.

If you search the membership database for 1928 in Massachusetts, you'll find three members that have vehicles from that year. I suggest sending them an email or calling them to see if they have a puller you can borrow.

If you strike out there, I have one you can borrow, but it lives in California with me. ;-) I can ship it to you if you ship it back when you're done with it.

When I started working on my '28 Canopy Express, I couldn't use a regular wheel puller because the previous owner used a sledge hammer and smashed all the threads on the left rear hub.

Sooooooo, I made up the rig below to get the wheel off. I put spacers in the back so the pressure was close to the hub. I tightened the gear puller a fair amount and then whacked the gear puller bolt with a sledge hammer. After three or four whacks, the wheel popped off with a boing!! ;-)

Cheers, Dean

P.S. Can you tell that I admire Rube Goldberg? ;-)

I have a puller that screws on the wheel.

Pay for postage and you can borrow it

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It’s not as fun or detailed as Deans but it works