Swaging tool for bearing installation

A tool for swaging, into a bearing housing, a bearing having an axially extending bore therethrough, said tool comprising:

• an elongated member adapted to extend through the bore of the bearing and having a first end, and a threaded end,
• a roller fixture assembly fixed to said first end of the elongated member for common movement therewith, adapted to be positioned on one side of the bearing, and including a plurality of rollers, and a roller fixture shell supporting said rollers for engagement with the bearing to swage the bearing against the bearing housing;
• and
• a locating fixture assembly adapted to be positioned on the opposite side of the bearing from said roller fixture assembly and including a threaded member threaded onto said threaded end of said elongated member, and a locating fixture supported by said threaded member such that relative rotation of said threaded end of said elongated member with respect to said threaded member causes said roller fixture assembly and said locating fixture assembly to move with respect to one another to change the space between said roller fixture assembly and said locating fixture assembly, said locating fixture including a first side adapted to be positioned against the bearing, and means for selectively engaging said threaded member with said locating fixture for axial movement of said roller fixture assembly and said locating fixture with respect to one another as said elongated member is rotated to swage the bearing.

A tool for swaging, into an opening in a bearing housing, a bearing having opposite sides and an axially extending bore therethrough, said tool comprising:

• a threaded bolt adapted to extend through the bore of the bearing and having a first end, and a second end;
• a roller fixture assembly adapted to be positioned on one side of the bearing, fixed to said first end of said bolt for common movement therewith, and including a plurality of rollers and a roller fixture shell having a first side supporting said rollers for engagement with the bearing to swage the bearing against the bearing housing;
• and
• a locating fixture assembly adapted to be positioned on the opposite side of the bearing from said roller fixture assembly, threaded onto said second end of said bolt, and including means axially moving said roller fixture assembly relative to said locating fixture assembly in response to rotation of said threaded bolt at a rate less than the thread pitch on said bolt dictates to swage the bearing against the housing.

A tool for swaging, into an opening in a bearing housing, a bearing having axially opposite sides and a bore extending therethrough, said tool comprising:

• an elongated member adapted to extend through the bore of the bearing and having a first end, and a second end;
• an engagement member engaging said elongated member second end;
• a roller fixture assembly fixed to said first end of said elongated member for common movement therewith, adapted to be positioned on one side of the bearing, and including a plurality of rollers, and a roller fixture shell having a first side supporting said rollers for engagement with the bearing to swage the bearing against the bearing housing;
• and
• a locating fixture assembly selectively engaging said engagement member between a slidable engagement and a fixed engagement, said locating fixture assembly including a locating fixture having a first side adapted to be positioned against the bearing, wherein when swaging a bearing, axial movement of said elongated member relative to said locating fixture is less when said locating fixture assembly is slidably engaging said engagement member than when said locating fixture assembly is fixedly engaging said engagement member.