The first thing I did was to lubricate all the threads on the tool to make sure they operated smoothly with no galling.
Then I opened the jaws of the puller and slipped it around the first bearing.
I then tighten the nuts by hand until they are snug and even.
I use a wrench, not a impact gun as you can't feel as much with the impact gun and you could damage the tool or the crank shaft.
I
tighten it so that the two halves are snug but not to the point where
the inner part of the jaws are touching the bearing journal.
Next, I install the bolts that hold the cross piece.
I only install them finger tight but I make sure they are nearly bottom out.
Then I install the cross piece and tighten the long bolt finger tight so that it is snug against the end of the shaft.
If
your crank has an internal thread on the end where the long bolt is
pressing I recommend that you put a bolt in the end of the crank to
protect the threads from damage.
