N-scale Gear Puller

[alhoop]

I am in need of an N-scale wheel puller.

Anyone familiar with/have one of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mascot-Precision-Tools-Wheel-Gear-Puller-Adjustable/202799608416?epid=691236642&hash=item2f37cc7260:g:LyEAAOSwjYldpBBn

Tnx
Al Hooper

[Jim Starbuck]

I don’t have experience with the Mascot puller but I bought this one off eBay and have been very happy with it.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293435748850

[narrowminded]

I don’t have experience with the Mascot puller but I bought this one off eBay and have been very happy with it.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293435748850

I suspect this one will be much closer suited to the needs around our models.  The squareness assured by the grooves in the frame is nice and the various sized pins for various shafts will prove useful over time.  And it's even less money.

[woodone]

That first one looks way too large for N scale. I have one like the one Jim noted. Plus I have the puller from NWSL and there sensitive press too.

[alhoop]

Thanks everyone - I ordered one like Jim has.
Al

[peteski]

I have been using the Mascot puller (Al mentioned) for years.   I used it back in 2015 when I posted my SW1 review.
See https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=37191.msg446338#msg446338



One modification I made was to pull out the ram pin and ground its end (about 1/4") down to 0.9mm, because in most instances that ram's diameter  is too large for N scale work.

The Mascott puller is good for adjusting wheelsets (as shown above). For pulling flywheels the other gear puller mentioned by Jim works better.  I have that one to (and a miniature arbor press too). 

[randgust]

I got the Micro-Mark one and it turned out to be quite handy on resetting the gauge on my brass Jamco 4-6-2 without damaging anything.

It's not the greatest, but it did work.   Lot more precise than hitting things with a hammer.
https://www.micromark.com/Wheel-and-Gear-Remover

[CRL]

But you have to admit, hitting something with a hammer can be immensely satisfying. 

[peteski]

But you have to admit, hitting something with a hammer can be immensely satisfying. 

That entirely depends on the circumstances.

[CRL]

That’s true. I remember my dad hitting his thumb with a hammer sufficiently to draw blood. I was just a kid, and in those days, adults didn’t use the most advanced vocabulary of swear words around kids. However, on that day, I witnessed exactly how extensive old dad’s vocabulary was. 

[MK]

But you have to admit, hitting something with a hammer can be immensely satisfying. 

That entirely depends on the circumstances.

Depends on the size of the hammer and the size of the object! 

[u18b]

Some folks found some helpful info here.   Maybe some of this can supplement what you are looking at.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=42730

[mmagliaro]

Peteski,
How did you pull that ram pin out?  I've got one of those, and I'd like to try your modification.  I never use it because the ram pin is so big.  Can you just pull it out with pliers? ( I assume it's hardened, like a drill bit, so it won't bend? )

I have been using the Mascot puller (Al mentioned) for years.   I used it back in 2015 when I posted my SW1 review.
See https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=37191.msg446338#msg446338



One modification I made was to pull out the ram pin and ground its end (about 1/4") down to 0.9mm, because in most instances that ram's diameter  is too large for N scale work.

The Mascott puller is good for adjusting wheelsets (as shown above). For pulling flywheels the other gear puller mentioned by Jim works better.  I have that one to (and a miniature arbor press too). 

[peteski]

Peteski,
How did you pull that ram pin out?  I've got one of those, and I'd like to try your modification.  I never use it because the ram pin is so big.  Can you just pull it out with pliers? ( I assume it's hardened, like a drill bit, so it won't bend? )

Yes Max, I did.  It was few years ago and I don't remember exactly how I did it.   It is a hard steel pin and it is press fit into the hole in ram screw.  It is in it quite tight.  I either chucked the pin in a drill chick or clamped it in a vise. I left some space between the chick or vise and the bottom of the screw.  Then using a pair Xuron cutters (between the vise/chuck jaws, and the bottom of the ram screw), to evenly pry the ram screw up.  I think I had to repeat the process (chucking the pin deeper and deeper) few times to get the pin out.

I then chucked the pin in a cordless drill (running in reverse) and ground it down on my bench grinder.  Then I blackened it, and pushed it back into the ram screw.  I did something similar to another gear puller I have.

[BCR751]

I don’t have experience with the Mascot puller but I bought this one off eBay and have been very happy with it.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293435748850

Jim,

I just bought one of these "pinion pullers".  I bought it mainly to re-gauge wheelsets but I don't think it's going to work.  Moving the wheels closer together isn't a problem but I can' figure out how to move wheels further out on the axle.  It will work great for removing or re-setting gears that have a flat ended shaft but I can't see how to use it with the pointy axle ends found on most N-Scale stuff.  Maybe maybe have a mandrel (?) made with an indent in one end to fit over the pointy axle end?  Can you provide any enlightenment here since you've already used one?  Maybe I'm missing something.

Doug