Patent ID: 8800126

Claim:
A tool device for dismantling a bearing member from a housing of a universal joint which includes a slot formed therein for forming two end ears and which includes an opening formed through the end ears and communicative with the slot that is formed between the end ears of the housing, said tool device comprising: a lever including two end portions and including at least one screw hole formed therein, two arms each including an orifice formed in an upper portion thereof for slidably securing to said end portions of said lever, and each including an aperture formed in a lower portion thereof, two rods engaged with said apertures of said arms and each including two end portions for selectively engaging with the openings of the end ears of the housing and for positioning said arms to the end ears of the housing, at least one screw engaged with said at least one screw hole of said lever and adjustable relative to said lever, and including a cavity formed in a bottom portion thereof, and at least one stud engaged with said cavity of said at least one screw, and including a tip for engaging with the slot that is formed between the end ears of the housing and for being forced to engage into the slot and to separate the end ears of the housing from each other and for allowing the bearing member to be removed and disengaged from the housing.