Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Means comprising hand manipulatable tool
Patent
1998-08-19
2000-08-08
Smith, James G.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Means comprising hand manipulatable tool
29263, 29278, 29280, 29282, B25B 2714
Patent
active
060982616
ABSTRACT:
A tool kit for working wheel bearings, comprising at least a first punch for removing bearing cups from a wheel hub of a vehicle. The first punch comprises an elongated handle and a first punch head having a first effective width. The structure of the first punch head is such that when the first effective width thereof is selected to correspond to an inside diameter of first and second spaced-apart similar bearing cups in a wheel hub of a vehicle, the first punch head is usable for insertion through one of the bearing cups and for working one bearing cup at the time out of the wheel hub. In another aspect of the present invention, the tool kit comprises a second punch having a bearing retainer mounted thereon. The bearing retainer has a pair of spaced-apart fingers each having a tab extending outwardly. The second punch is usable for pushing a bearing cone and roller assembly out of a bearing cup and for pushing an oil seal out of its seat in a wheel hub, while holding the bearing cone and roller assembly thereto and preventing the bearing cone and roller assembly from falling to the ground when the oil seal pops out of its seat. In other aspects of the present invention, the tool kit comprises a disc, a circular plate and a pair of wing nuts usable with the disc and plate for installing bearing cups, bearing cones, and oil seals in a wheel hub.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2861330 (1958-11-01), Kratz
patent: 2971254 (1961-02-01), Fairfield
patent: 3123902 (1964-03-01), Isenbarger
patent: 3358353 (1967-12-01), Bares
patent: 3602969 (1971-09-01), Provost
patent: 3651553 (1972-03-01), Dodd
patent: 4050136 (1977-09-01), Shultz
patent: 4080734 (1978-03-01), Barbour
patent: 4288900 (1981-09-01), Overton
patent: 4429447 (1984-02-01), Davis
patent: 4794683 (1989-01-01), Pacheco
patent: 4852235 (1989-08-01), Trease et al.
patent: 5174006 (1992-12-01), Ellis
Smith James G.
Theriault Mario D.
Wilson Lee
LandOfFree
Tool and method for working wheel bearings does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Tool and method for working wheel bearings, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Tool and method for working wheel bearings will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1138056