Patent ID: 9651093
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B25B,F16C

Claim:
1. A spherical bearing removal and installation tool kit, comprising a clamp assembly having a C-shaped clamp handle with a bar and first and second (right and left) arms, each of said arms having a longitudinally oriented cylindrical through hole, axially aligned with one another, said first through hole being a smooth bore for rotational insertion of a cylindrical shaft portion of a staking tool, and said second through hole being threaded for threadable insertion of a threaded shaft of a bearing press; a staking tool having a cylindrical shaft portion for rotational insertion in said first through hole, a staking wheel block with a through hole into which a bolt is disposed, said bolt providing an axle onto which stake wheels are disposed, one each on opposing sides of said wheel block, said stake wheels each separated from said wheel block by spacers and secured onto said axle by a bolt head on one end and a nut on an other end, wherein an outer end of the staking tool is hex shaped to facilitate rotation using a socket or box wrench; a bearing press including a shaft at least partially threaded for threadable insertion into said second through hole, an end of said shaft having an axial bore, into which a guide pin is inserted and retained by a ball detent, said guide pin including an outer end, a medial groove, and an inner portion, and a ball detent for capturing within a bearing seat having a base portion with a center hole having a diameter matching an outer diameter of the guide pin, said guide pin inserted into said center hole until retained by said ball detent such that an exposed end of said guide pin extends slightly beyond a rim of said bearing seat; and a spherical bearing removal tool including a removal cup having a receptacle portion and a base with a threaded center hole, a removal bolt sized for passage through a spherical bearing hole and threadable insertion into said threaded center hole and including a hex head large enough that when tightened urges a spherical bearing out of a housing bore and into said receptacle portion of said removal cup.