Patent ID: 6098261
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B25B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A punch for removing bearing cups from a wheel hub of a vehicle, comprising:a handle having a longitudinal axis; anda punch head having a central axis and being mounted to said handle in a coaxial relationship with said handle; said punch head comprising a punch head body enclosing said central axis and a straight crossbar mounted on said punch head body perpendicularly to said central axis with a midpoint thereof on said central axis; said straight crossbar having first and second ends, forward and rear sides and first and second bearing engaging notches on said first and second ends respectively, on said forward side; said first and second bearing engaging notches defining therebetween an effective width of said punch head;said first end of said straight crossbar being braced to said punch head body by a first triangular gusset having a first long side making a first acute angle with said central axis of said punch head, and said second end of said straight crossbar being braced to said punch head body by a second triangular gusset having a second long side making a second acute angle with said central axis of said punch head; said first and second triangular gussets being affixed to said rear side of said straight crossbar and extending rearward relative to said straight crossbar;said first long side being longer than half said effective width of said punch head, anda projection of said second end of said straight crossbar measured from said first long side of said first gusset at right angle with said first long side, being shorter than said effective width of said punch head;such that said punch is usable for working a bearing cup out of a wheel hub having two spaced-apart similar bearing cups mounted therein.