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After almost destroying my Hacker Brushless motor (used on my Hornet 2 heli) trying to pull the gear off, I got smart. I made a
dedicated gear puller. It's wonderful and works with ease! You can also buy one from GWS for about $10 bucks, and I highly recommend it.
Mine is, in general, a copy of theirs :) Time, about 45 min.

May 1, 2004 


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I first milled a rectangle using 6061 aluminum. I followed up with a pocket and milled a slot though the piece.

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Here you can see the hole that was drilled and tapped for a
3 mm Allen screw. The end
of the screw was turned
to 1.60 mm

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Here is the other side of the piece. After I tapped the hole I mounted it (using the tap as a mandrel) and turned the piece.

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Here is an assembled view with the slot rounded off.

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Works great! Now I can keep from destroying my motors :)

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