[daveymc29]

I am not a fan of the puller Bratton's sells as they can ruin an axle if drum is too tightly bound, for whatever reason, I have better luck with one sold by Mitchell Mfg. that uses jaws that are completely held into the grove, or alternatively held behind the ring on the hub,and with the pulling being against a heave flat metal piece over the end of the axle. More expensive tool but less apt to do damage to axle threads or the hub. I tighten the tool in place, put a bit of tension on it and sometimes have to give it a tap on the piece over the axle snout to break it loose. The pull is straight with no cocking as I have had with the Bratton's tool. (They can cock and give you fits if the drum is too tight.)