Patent ID: 8359936

Claim:
A system for use in measuring an endplay of a bearing of a wheel hub assembly, the system comprising: a follower configured to extend through an opening in a cover connected to a wheel hub, the cover covering the wheel hub such that the cover inhibits access to an end of a shaft of the wheel hub assembly, said follower configured to contact said end through said opening; said follower received in a holder engageable with the cover such that said follower is movable relative to said cover and said holder to allow said follower to extend from said holder to contact the end of the shaft; a frame having a measurement probe attached thereto, said probe configured to contact said follower and measure relative movement of said follower to determine an endplay of a bearing of the hub assembly on the shaft; said frame comprising a plurality of legs extending from said frame to a hub of the hub assembly mounted on said shaft and coupled to said bearing to support said frame relative to the hub; and a handle connected to said frame, said frame, said plurality of legs and said handle sufficiently rigid to allow a user to apply a force to said handle to move the hub in an axial direction relative to the shaft until a cessation of movement of the hub relative to the shaft.