Automotive wheel assembly removal apparatus

An automotive wheel assembly removal apparatus adapted to be connected to a rim mounting surface of an automotive wheel assembly and operative to remove the wheel assembly from a vehicle chassis, comprising:

• a slide hammer assembly for creating an operational impact load and incorporating a hammer secured to a hollow slide tube received on a slide shaft, the slide shaft having a distal hammer stop and being formed with a support extension projecting from the stop, the slide shaft also being formed at a proximal end with a coupler;
• a dual hand operation mechanism including at least one hammer handle secured to the slide hammer assembly;
• an interchangeable rotor securing tool releasably mounted to the coupler and formed with a plurality of engagement hole patterns, each of the patterns including at least two respective engagement holes that are adapted to receive at least two engagement members;
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• a releasably engagable retainer assembly that includes at least one fastener adapted to be received by the vehicle chassis and to loosely retain the wheel assembly during removal from the vehicle chassis.

A means for removing an automotive wheel assembly from a vehicle chassis, comprising:

• a means for generating linear momentum;
• a means for slidably receiving the momentum generating means;
• a means for linearly transferring the momentum of the momentum generating means to the receiving means, the transferring means being formed at a distal end of the receiving means;
• a means for supporting the receiving means projecting distally from the transferring means;
• a means for proximally coupling the receiving means and being carried therefrom;
• an interchangeable means for imparting the linear momentum to the wheel assembly, the interchangeable means being releasably attached to the coupling means;
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• a means for releasably retaining the removing means to the wheel assembly during operation.