Patent ID: 6058767
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F16C,G01M

Abstract:
Apparatus for measuring axial play in a wheel bearing that rotatably supports a wheel hub on an axle, the wheel hub having threaded fastener elements that extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the axle, said apparatus comprising: an articulated support assembly that includes a threaded connector attachable to a threaded fastener element on the wheel hub, said support assembly carrying a dial indicator having an actuator, said articulated support assembly providing selective adjustable movement of the dial indicator relative to the axle in directions extending both parallel and perpendicular to the axle longitudinal axis to locate said dial indicator in a measuring position with said actuator engaging a fixed reference surface provided on the axle end, and a selectively operable clamping device that selectively locks said support assembly to hold said dial indicator in said measuring position against further adjustable movement.