The universal damper removal tools will not work on the Thunderbird dampers.  Here’s a pic of the tool I made several years ago specific to removing the T-Bird dampers before having a Ford service tool donated to the cause that also works for this purpose.

 

 

And here’s a pic of the Ford service tool mentioned above.  Whether this tool is specific for this purpose or is adapted I can’t say but works well for the ‘Bird damper pulling.

 

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Dunno - I was at work when I made the sketch - now I'm at the hacienda....found the coffee cans where the puller parts are stored and - (1) the bar is bent and (2) the nut broken off - but it isn't a tapped hole. Must have fished the nut in behind the bar and jammed it on the weld scar(?)

I'm reasonably sure the bar is the one I used - and found a hardened 2H nut that matches the pusher bolt - but it doesn't seem to have a weld scar(???). I have slept numerous times since then and drank a bit - so who knows?

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Steve:

How do you get the bar through the damper slots with a nut welded to it?  On my puller, I tapped the through hole for the pusher screw.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

OK we'll see if this works......

There is a piece of steel bar that gets fed through the holes in the sides of the damper - long enough to fit across.

It has a hole in it that allows the hardened "pusher rod" - threaded bar - of a puller assembly to pass through.

It has a nut that fits the pusher bar, tack welded to the cross piece.

Tightening the pusher rod against the end of the crank (while protecting it from damage) will jack the dampener out and off the snout.  

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Maybe someone could post a picture so the explanation is easy to understand?

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

I made one like the one Johm Mummert described above - it took little time and no money. Worked just fine and it will get you moving along pretty quickly.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Thanks John... That's what I was worried about. That Tbird specific puller is about $60 bucks.

Just don't hook a universal puller on the tin sheaves of the damper.  You'll destroy it.  There are two slots through the damper where the special T-Bird puller fits.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

I borrowed one from the local AutoZone,  you pay up front but all the money is refunded when you return the tool.

Universal damper pullers dont cost very much, less than a two way shipping charge most often.  They come in handy and can be used to pull steering wheels also. 

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.