Hub pulling device and method for use
OwnerJerry Titerainventor
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Abstract
A hub pulling device for the removal of a hub from the axel of a vehicle. The device includes a pin and plate. The plate having a central bore having a sidewall supported by a plurality of gussets. The plate containing a plurality of apertures aligned to be received on the lug bolts of the hub. The pin having a head sized for receipt within the hub center and engagement of the axel and a shaft sized for receipt within the central bore. To remove a hub, the pin is placed within the central bore and the plate is mounted to the lug bolts using the lug nuts, the opposed force of the pin pushing on the axel and the plate pulling the hub frees the hub.
Claims8
An apparatus for the removal of a hub from an axel of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plate, the plate comprising:
- (i) a plurality of apertures aligned with a plurality of lug bolts of the hub;
- (ii) a central bore, the central bore having a cylindrical sidewall;
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- (iii) a plurality of gussets attached to the plate and the sidewall, wherein the gussets strengthen and support the sidewall;
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- (b) a pin, the pin comprising:
- (i) a shaft, the shaft having a diameter for slideable receipt within the central bore, the shaft extending beyond the height of the sidewall during receipt within the central bore at a first end;
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- (ii) a head, the head attached to the shaft opposite the first end and having a hub engagement surface and a plate engagement surface, wherein the receipt of the shaft within the central bore is restrained by the head.
An apparatus for the removal of a hub from an axel of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a plate, the plate comprising:
- (i) a plurality of apertures aligned with a plurality of lug bolts of the hub;
- (ii) a central bore, the central bore having a cylindrical sidewall;
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- (iii) a plurality of gussets attached to the plate and the sidewall, wherein the gussets strengthen and support the sidewall;
- (b) a pin, the pin comprising:
- (i) a shaft, the shaft having a diameter for slideable receipt within the central bore, the shaft extending beyond the height of the sidewall during receipt within the central bore at a first end;
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- (ii) a head, the head attached to the shaft opposite the first end and having a hub engagement surface and a plate engagement surface, wherein the receipt of the shaft within the central bore is restrained by the head;
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- (c) a spacer, the spacer sized to be received on the shaft and restrained by the head, wherein the spacer extends the height of the head.
A method for the removal of a hub from a vehicle using a plurality of lug bolts of the hub, the method comprising:
- (a) removing a wheel from the vehicle by removing a plurality of lug nuts from the lug bolts;
- (b) removing a dust cover from a center of the hub, exposing a axel of the vehicle;
- (c) placing a pin containing a head and a shaft into a central bore of a plate, the plate containing a plurality of apertures aligned with the lug bolts and the central bore aligned with the hub center and the axel of the vehicle;
- (d) placing the plate with the pin engaged in the central bore onto the hub of the vehicle by aligning the lug bolts with the plurality of the apertures of the plate and the pin with the hub center engaging the axel;
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- (e) placing the lug nuts onto the lug bolts and tightening in an alternating pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.