Affordable axle insertion pulling tool for M27 axles

[David.X5]

Thought I would post this for general reference. I have noticed a couple of people invent various "hacks" to help pull axles back into the hubs. The official BMW tool is crazy expensive. I started making drawings for what I wanted a tool to look like and came across this piece in the process. The company makes a set of these tools to fit many cars, but also sells them individually.

The one that fits the E53 axles is $36.50 (don't know if this is list or discounted).
The female part has a thread size of 27mm and pitch of 1.5mm. That same size is used on axles for E53, E70 and F15 X5's as well as a long list of other BMW. I checked and it is narrow enough to fit through the spline part of the hub.

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KLAKL-0177-2056
Klann Tools KL-0177-2056
Pull Spindle M27x1.5mm (female thread)

The male thread is a little weird - 18mm x 2.5mm pitch. I ordered a 5-pack of those nuts and will pass 4 of those along to anyone that buys the tool and wants one ($3 with shipping...my cost). It came pre-coated with some sort of anti-sieze. nice!