Apparatus and method for removal and installation of a strut bearing

U.S. Patent Number: 5836698

Abstract: Struts are useful for improving the suspension of a machine wherein a rod is reciprocating mounted within a housing. A bearing is positioned within the housing to improve the sliding motion of the rod and to reduce wear. The subject apparatus is used for removing and installing the bearing without removing the strut from the machine. The strut includes a multi-piece bearing which is positioned around the rod to form a circular bearing. An end cap is positioned around the rod and a key connects the end cap to the bearing so that the components can be removed and installed as an assembly.

Inventors: Richardson; Warner G. (Shorewood, IL)

Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)

Application Number: 08/926,365

Issued: 1998-11-17

Expired: 2006-11-17

Classes: 384/29 ; 29/898.08; 384/295

Field of search: 29/898.08,724 384/29,41,275,281,295,296,906

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