Patent ID: 6092279
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A bearing puller for removing a bearing from a shaft, wherein the bearing includes an outer race and an inner race disposed on said shaft, said bearing puller comprising:an outer cylindrical hollow housing having first and second opposed, open ends;an inner cylindrical hollow puller tube slidably disposed within said housing and moveable along a portion of the length of said housing, said puller tube including first and second opposed and open ends with said second end being externally threaded;first and second separate rigid semi-cylindrical jaw members having the outer surfaces thereof tapered engaging the inner race of the bearing and coupled to the first end of said puller tube and disposed at least partially within and engaging a first end of said housing;internally threaded tightening means for threaded engagement with said second end of said puller tube and engaging the second end of said housing for displacing said puller tube and jaw members toward the second end of said housing and urging said jaw members inwardly toward one another and in secure engagement with the bearing's inner race; andpuller means coupled to said tightening means and engaging an end of the shaft for urging said hollow housing, puller tube and jaw members along the longitudinal axis and toward the end of the shaft for removing the bearing from the shaft, whereby the separate first and second rigid semi-cylindrical tapered jaw members accommodate bearings of different diameters and different types.