Bearing changer

A tool for extracting a bearing press fit in a wheel comprising;

• a tube having a threaded body and a split end for extending through an inner bearing race with shoulder means extending beyond the axial extremity of said bearing race expandable for axial engagement with the axial extremity of said race, a rod extending through said tube with a threaded end and a tapered opposite end for expanding said split end upon tensile retraction, threaded means engaging said threaded end and reacting against an end of said tube opposite said split end for retracting said rod to produce said expansion, and a collar, said collar having an axially extending, inwardly threaded bore therein, said threaded bore complementary with said threaded body of said tube such that rotation of said collar about said tube results in axial displacement of said collar, said collar further including a radially extending portion defining a face transverse said axially extending threaded bore, said collar further having a cylindrical cavity extending axially inward form said face, said cavity of a size sufficient to receive said bearing, wherein said face reacts directly against said wheel for retracting said tube with said split end shoulder means in axial retracting engagement with said race and bearing to effect extraction of said bearing from said wheel.