I had a stubborn crankshaft hub on a little 4cyl engine that was mated to an automatic trans. I had to pull this hub to be able to insert the pilot bearing for the manual trans to which it was to be mated.
I tried this tool from Advance Auto:
What a pile of failure! Inadequate for any real job. Decided to try Auto Zone to see what they offered.
They brought out this:
Worth its weight in "gold"! If this was a job I did frequently, I would have kept it for my collection!
10 out of 10 for this OEM brand tool!