Hot take: That cheap injector puller I bought on Amazon actually worked better than my Snap-on one

Last month I was stuck on a 6.7 Powerstroke in Amarillo, the Snap-on puller kept slipping off the injector. Borrowed a $35 no-name puller from the parts store kid and it grabbed perfect first try. Felt stupid but I got the job done in 2 hours instead of 4. Anyone else had a cheap tool surprise them?

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hannahw3014d ago

Gotta push back on that one. The cheap puller might have worked that one time, but I bet it won't hold up long term. I've had too many no-name tools snap, bend, or strip out on the second or third use. The Snap-on one is hit or miss, sure, but when you need warranty support or precision fit, the expensive one saves your whole day. You got lucky that the Amazon one had the right angle or whatever, but one good job doesn't make it a better tool. I'd still take the Snap-on and just file down the tips or use a different adapter before I'd trust some $35 chinesium part with my time.

susana6614d ago

Yeah but I gotta disagree on that one a bit. I get the frustration with cheap tools snapping, but not every no-name brand is created equal these days. Some of that Amazon stuff is actually made in the same factories as the expensive brands, just without the markup and the truck visits. Ive had a cheap puller hold up for years on heavy use while my buddy's Snap-on version broke on the third job. Warranty is nice and all, but if I can buy five cheap ones for the price of one Snap-on and have them all work fine, I'm probably still ahead even if one fails. Plus filing down tips on a $400 tool just to make it fit a job feels like a hack I shouldn't have to do in the first place.