Patent ID: 7415754

Claim:
A tool for removing a bearing comprising a plug having a generally cylindrical cross-sectional area and wherein said plug having a diameter which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of a bearing; a body portion having an internal cavity wherein said internal cavity having threads which are resident within and circumferentially disposed within said internal cavity, and wherein said body portion including an insert portion having an insertion member body portion having a plurality of exterior positioned threads which are circumferentially disposed upon said insertion member body portion and wherein said insert portion is threadably coupled to said threads of said body portion and wherein said body portion is adapted to selectively receive said plug when said plug is inserted through said bearing; a first clamshell member having a tapered interior engagement surface and wherein said first clamshell member receives a portion of said bearing and which is operatively engages said body; a second clamshell member having a tapered interior engagement surface and wherein said second clamshell member receives a second portion of said bearing, which engages said first clamshell member, and which operatively engages said body; and a retaining ring member having a plurality of tab members adapted to selectively prevent removal of said ring member and wherein said retaining ring member substantially encapsulates said first and second clamshell members, thereby allowing said bearing to be selectively removed from a differential.