Cheap alternative to Stihl seal puller

I found a nice cheap alternative to the expensive Stihl seal puller. It has the same little hook to grab the inside edge of the seal. LINK

That's a handy little tool there. Think I am going to try and make one at home tonight.

Let me know how it works out for you.

I have a feeling that how ever many beers will directly affect the outcome of this experiment..:jester:

I'll let you know what happens.

I thought about going by and picking one up after work before the rest of AS sees these and they sell out like the chain grinders did.

If I had a harbor freight local, I would do the same thing, but I'm not about to pay shipping for a three dollar part.....

You want me to pick one up for you? You can come to the April 19 GTG and get it from me there. I may just have to pick a bunch of these for door prizes. Every good Stihl mechanic should have one of these in the tool box.

I've got the snap-on version of same seal puller.

what I use the most is a screwdriver

blsnelling said:

I found a nice cheap alternative to the expensive Stihl seal puller. It has the same little hook to grab the inside edge of the seal. LINK

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Nice find!

Just do not let the kids near the thing as I am sure the Chinese powder coating has lead in it.


Made in China now translates to "No suitable for children under 14"

A while back I was walking through HF and bought one. Should have bought 4 of them ...I had to mod it to fit some of the seals....It worked ok till I bought my Stihl puller...




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From my experience with Harbor Freight , if you want one, buy ten. Most of their stuff has a life span of about 2 uses then bends, breaks, or just explodes into a million pieces.

hokiemike said:

From my experience with Harbor Freight , if you want one, buy ten. Most of their stuff has a life span of about 2 uses then bends, breaks, or just explodes into a million pieces.

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You bought the ball joint kit as well????

nice tip i think ill by the stihl one thow . I think iff its worth bying by a good one the first time.

It's way too big for most chainsaw seals...

if you want to use that technique, just file a hooked notch in the side of a screw driver blade, and lever with a pair of vice grips.

Just in case it wasn't clear, this thread was intended to be nothing more than a joke.

blsnelling said:

Just in case it wasn't clear, this thread was intended to be nothing more than a joke.

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I really bought a small hook thingy from HF that was called a seal pick...

04ultra said:

I really bought a small hook thingy from HF that was called a seal pick...

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That, I would be interested in seeing. This thing I linked looks to be way too large for use on a chainsaw.

blsnelling said:

Just in case it wasn't clear, this thread was intended to be nothing more than a joke.

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:monkey: All I saw was CHEAP and STIHL :monkey:

blsnelling said:

That, I would be interested in seeing. This thing I linked looks to be way too large for use on a chainsaw.

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After modding it and using it a few to many times it broke....Junk ...I was out about 3.50 ....LOL

How many seals would you have to change to justify the Stihl puller? or do you just buy the puller to justify more saw purchases.