Professional Tool And Equipment News - May 2020 - 38

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

MechTech
Innovations

The MechTech Innovations Bearing Bulldog is a precision
heavy duty slide hammer that eliminates the need for torches, pneumatic tools, and the chance of damaging customer
vehicles, says the company. The Bearing Bulldog weighs 32
lbs and can remove bearing assemblies within seconds. The
tool is designed and manufactured in North America and has
a limited lifetime warranty.

Bearing Bulldog

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The reviewer appreciates how
straightforward and efficient
this tool's application is.
by Tyler Fussner, Assistant Editor

THE REVIEW:

emoving seized vehicle parts
and components, whatever
the case, can be a tedious
process. Technicians typically need to
rely on ingenuity and a combination
of the various tools at their disposal in
order to get the job done. Seized wheel
bearing hubs are in a class of their own
when it comes to troublesome service
procedures. However, the Bearing
Bulldog from MechTech Innovations is
purpose-built to specifically address
removing seized wheel bearing
hubs from a vehicle easily, quickly,
and efficiently.
"With big trucks usually comes bigger
conflict removing seized components,"
says Eric Moore, fleet manager at Griffin
Pavement Striping out of Columbus,
Ohio. "The Bearing Bulldog puller helps
tremendously in several common situations." Moore testifies to the Bearing
Bulldog's capabilities after having used
the tool in his shop.
Moore says the Bearing Bulldog
arrived in simple shipping packaging.
The tool was ready to use right out of
the box.
"No special set up was required,"
Moore says. Though there was no manual

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included in the packaging, Moore
watched MechTech's video detailing the
Bearing Bulldog's application process.
Watch the video at VehicleServicePros.
com/21087992.
Moore says that using the Bearing
Bulldog is "straightforward" and "easy."
"Find a bolt pattern that matches the
work pieces and it's ready to use," he says.
One of Moore's favorite features of the
Bearing Bulldog is the tool's weight and
design. "It really has the weight needed
to make short work of stubborn hubs,"
he says.
Along with its weight, the time savings provided through the tool's application is another favorite feature. "On
average, our tech was 30-40 minutes
faster at removing a seized hub [while
using the Bearing Bulldog] than previously performing the same job [without
the Bearing Bulldog]," Moore says.
The technicians at Griffin Pavement
Striping used the Bearing Bulldog
to remove hub bearings on a Toyota
Tundra, but "we can see the benefit of
using the Bearing Bulldog on other types
of repairs also. We have seen axles that
are studded on some medium and heavy
[duty] trucks that surely could use the

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Bearing Bulldog to break loose the seal
[created by] time and miles," Moore says.
To do such jobs in the past, the Griffin
Pavement Striping team has used various
slide hammers, however, "the Bearing
Bulldog is by far much heavier and purpose-built," Moore says.
Time saved on the job and the tool's
heavy duty design were driving factors
behind Moore's positive review of the
Bearing Bulldog. The tool filled a void
that Moore and his team had been filling
with various tools in the past - a problem
they no longer will face.
"There's a need for this type of
tool, and [the Bearing Bulldog] is the
perfect size and weight to accomplish [the job]. No more dangerous
homemade contraptions are needed,"
Moore concludes.

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