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…..........--- Loco Axle/Wheel Puller/Separator ---

J Starbuck posted the following solution for separating wheel/axles from the gear section on locomotive trucks ( HERE ). He made hardwood angle blocks to do the job but since I have a 3D printer I thought I'd try that approach. It was about a 10 minute job to design the angle blocks using Fusion 360. It took the printer about 3 hours to print both of them but I printed on the highest quality. Might not need to of done that but this is a one off print job so time wasn't a problem.

I had a SD45T-2 with a broken frame so pulled a truck off of it to try out the blocks.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to separate the wheel/axle from the center gear section.

Slide the two blocks towards each other with very little pressure and the parts come apart in a very controlled manner.

I also found that the angle block worked great pressing the parts together. Put the center of the wheel in the slot and press.

Thanks J Starbuck for bringing this to my attention.

You can find the files to print this on my thingiverse account ( HERE )

You can find all the files to 3D print this object and others on my thingiverse.com account ( HERE ).

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