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What is this thing?

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I feel like I knew what this thing was right up until I had one. Two tool id site had no idea, and one said it's a ball joint separator, but I can't find any that look like this, and I swear I've seen them in stores, but can't remember where.

Maybe a type of bearing press?

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[–] catchy_name@feddit.it 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If anyone wants to learn how it is done here’s a good vid on the subject: https://youtu.be/_Tm6N5l69_c

Great vid, thanks for sharing!