Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method

Details Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method

2006-09-26

2006-09-26

Bellinger, Jason R. (Department: 3617)

Land vehicles: wheels and axles

Wheel

Detachable wheel section

C301S035632, C029S273000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07111909

ABSTRACT:
A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a hollow sleeve body with a drum-centering portion with a first exterior surface of uniform diameter and a wheel-centering portion with a second exterior surface of uniform diameter the wheel centering portion being of a smaller diameter than the drum centering portion. A set of three sleeves are threaded on bolts at twelve, four and eight o'clock positions with drum centering portion in associated drum apertures to center the drum on the hub. The wheel is mounted with wheel apertures on the wheel-centering portions of the three centering sleeves to center the wheel on the hub.

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