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I think I just wasted $220 bucks!

I built a puller last week and gave it a go. The cheaply made in china cast 1" floor flange I had started bending inwards as I tried to pull the bearing out. A little pissed, I logged onto to pelican and ordered the bearing puller.

The puller arrived today, and I started analyzing this thing. I now realize that the home made tool with the conduit I was using on the inside of the bearing (to push) was actually the size of the bearing. This would mean that I was pushing against the arm(?!). Which would explain why I broke the home made tool!

Comparing the two, the expensive tool has an extractor washer which will only push on the smallest diameter race of the bearing. Is this proper? It's not clear to me from the thread that all that is required is to push on the smallest inside race. I was afraid this would break apart the bearing and leave the outer race into the arm. Would this not be the case? Will the bearing hold together?