Apparatus for preloading a bearing and method of use
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1. A method for providing a preload to a bearing within a wheel hub assembly comprising;
- providing an attaching member, and releasably, threadably, and directly attaching the attaching member to a circumferential outside surface of an exposed end of a threaded shaft of an axle or spindle of the wheel hub assembly;
providing a frame axially separated from, and coupled to, the attaching member;
providing a plurality of extensions extending from the frame axially past the attaching member towards the wheel hub assembly;
providing an adjustment mechanism, and the adjustment mechanism moving the frame and the plurality of extensions relative to the attaching member and axially along a longitudinal axis of the shaft towards the wheel hub assembly to contact at least one of a wheel hub or a bearing of said wheel hub assembly to apply the preload to the bearing within the wheel hub assembly.
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Abstract
A method for preloading a bearing includes releasably, threadably, and directly attaching an attaching member to a circumferential outside surface of an exposed end of a threaded shaft of an axle or spindle. A frame is axially separated from, and coupled to, the attaching member. A plurality of extensions extends from the frame axially past the attaching member toward the wheel hub assembly. An adjustment mechanism moves the frame and the plurality of extensions axially towards the wheel hub assembly to contact the wheel hub assembly and/or the bearing to apply a preload to the bearing within the wheel hub assembly.
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1. A method for providing a preload to a bearing within a wheel hub assembly comprising;
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providing an attaching member, and releasably, threadably, and directly attaching the attaching member to a circumferential outside surface of an exposed end of a threaded shaft of an axle or spindle of the wheel hub assembly; providing a frame axially separated from, and coupled to, the attaching member; providing a plurality of extensions extending from the frame axially past the attaching member towards the wheel hub assembly; providing an adjustment mechanism, and the adjustment mechanism moving the frame and the plurality of extensions relative to the attaching member and axially along a longitudinal axis of the shaft towards the wheel hub assembly to contact at least one of a wheel hub or a bearing of said wheel hub assembly to apply the preload to the bearing within the wheel hub assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing a preload to a bearing within a wheel hub assembly comprising:
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an attaching member releasably, threadably, and directly attachable to a circumferential outside surface of an exposed end of a threaded shaft of an axle or spindle of the wheel hub assembly; a frame axially separated from, and coupled to, the attaching member; a plurality of extensions extending from the frame axially past the attaching member towards the wheel hub assembly; an adjustment mechanism configured to move the frame and the plurality of extensions axially towards the wheel hub assembly to contact at least one of a wheel hub or a bearing of said wheel hub assembly to apply the preload to the bearing within the wheel hub assembly; wherein the moving the frame and the plurality of extensions axially towards the wheel hub assembly comprises the frame moving relative to the attaching member in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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