Reviews for Seastar / Uflex Support Bracket Puller

Flawless, pulled two hydraulics off two Sukuki 300's in ten minutes. Right tools make all the difference.

Worked perfectly. Made it a breeze to remove Seastar bracket (model HC5358-3). There was no chance of pulling it off by hand. Bracket had never been removed on my offshore boat. High quality construction.

Outstanding product! Never could have removed the bracket on my 22 yr-old Yamaha with any other puller. MT's puller made it a breeze - no hammers, pry bars or torches needed - what a timesaver!

Great product and made servicing steering rams very easy. Well made, quality tool.

After trying several different tools, impact drivers, and bearing puller, on my 12 yo Uflex steering brackets I had wasted most of a Saturday and was ready to start with cutting tools. Marine Tech to the rescue, the bracket puller solved the problem in 10 minutes, I had to re-align it several times, the bracket is round and conical, but within 4 tries it had cracked the corrosion and was pulling the rod and bracket apart. Great tool.

Seals and o-rings fit perfectly. Great quality and fit. Was easier than I anticipated. I purchased the pin wrench, Seal Rebuild kit, and support Bracket removal tool from Marine Tech and everything went very easy. The tools worked great and took little effort to remove the parts. Everything came off as needed and the replacement parts fit perfectly. Quality tools make these jobs easier than trying to use a "make-do" tool which could cause damage to the shaft. I watched their U-TUBE video instructions before hand and it covered everything in the correct order.

Quality Seastar steering seal kit, perfect fit on my 2005 Yamaha 200 hp. Buy the bracket puller you wont regret it

This tool looks spectacular! Unfortunately I could not get it to work with my Uflex system. When you apply pressure it spreads, and gouges the aluminum.

Used this support bracket puller on a seastar steering ram. The open end tends to flex open when pressure is applied to the tool. The more pressure you apply, the more it begins to slip off the seastar bracket and become cockeyed. Too much flex in the tool itself. I had to use a hammer to remove the bracket!

I received a faulty tool that was mis-aligned. So I contacted Marine Tech support and sent them a picture. Mary reached out to me and sent me a replacement tool. The new one is built correctly and will last many years. Great tool, but as others have mentioned, the tool does damage the steering bracket a bit while using it. However, much better than the damage caused by beating on the bracket to get it loose! Thank you Mary for the outstanding customer support!