A ball bearing puller

Claim 1

A bearing puller having a head member with at least two slots radiating from a central threaded hole through said head member; a threaded force applying rod engaged in the central threaded hole; a plurality of extractor bars, a shank on a first end of each extractor bar with the shanks of the extractor bars passing through the respective slots and clamping means on the shanks to cause shoulders on the extractor bars adjacent said shanks to be clamped against the underface of the head member; a first part of a threaded coupling means at the other end of each extractor bar; a plurality of puller elements each comprised of a body part having a working end and an attachment end, the attachment ends each incorporate a second part of the threaded coupling means whereby the puller elements can be removably secured respectively to the extractor bars, the working end of each puller element comprises a modified sphere joined by a neck to said body part; the modification of the sphere of each puller element includes a pair of parallel faces in planes which are symmetrically disposed relative to a primary axis passing through the puller element body and which is also the axis of the threaded coupling means, said neck and the spherical portions of the sphere; the spacing between the planes is predetermined in accordance with the spacing between the inner and outer races of the ball bearing with which the puller element is designed to co-operate; and a cage clearing surface on the sphere, said surface lies diametrically opposite said neck and is intersected by said primary axis.