Cv axle puller
OwnerJordan Wilkinginventor
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Abstract
A CV axle puller is provided. The CV axle puller includes a first clamp member having a first curved surface and a first pulling member; and a second clamp member having a second curved surface and a second pulling member. The first clamp member and the second clamped member are coupled together with the first curved surface facing the second curved surface to form a clamp axis. The first and second pulling members are parallel to the clamp axis. The first clamp member and the second clamp member clamp around a housing of a CV axle with the first curved surface and the second curved surface engaging an outer curved surface of the housing of the CV axle. A flexible force applying member may be coupled between the first and second pulling members and used to apply a force to dislodge the CV axle from a differential.
Claims17
A CV axle puller comprising:
- a first clamp member having a first curved surface and a first pulling member;
- and
- a second clamp member having a second curved surface and a second pulling member, wherein the first clamp member and the second clamped member are releasably coupled together with the first curved surface facing the second curved surface to form a clamp axis, wherein:
- the first pulling member and the second pulling member are parallel to the clamp axis and extend in a same direction from the first clamp member and the second clamp member;
- and
- the first clamp member and the second clamp member are configured to clamp around a housing of a CV axle with the first curved surface and the second curved surface engaging an outer curved surface of the housing of the CV axle.
A method of using a CV axle puller, the method comprising:
- coupling the CV axle puller to a housing of the CV axle, the CV axle puller having a clamp axis;
- coupling a flexible force applying member to the CV axle puller;
- and
- applying an abrupt force pulled in a direction substantially coaxially with the clamp axis and away from a differential the CV axle is coupled to and thereby applying an abrupt force to the housing of the CV axle through the CV axle puller for dislodging the CV axle from the differential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.