A wedge-type bearing assembly that is easily dismounted from a shaft includes
an
adapter sleeve, an inner ring, and a lock nut. The split cylindrical adapter sleeve
wraps around a shaft, and has a radially outwardly facing surface including a tapered
section. The threaded inner ring encircles the adapter sleeve, and includes a radially
inwardly facing surface engaging the tapered section of the adapter sleeve. The
lock nut is fixed axially relative to said the sleeve and threadably engages the
inner ring, wherein rotation of the lock nut in one direction of rotation draws
the inner ring over the adapter sleeve to fix the inner bearing ring relative to
the shaft, and rotation of the lock nut in a second direction urges the inner ring
off of the adapter sleeve to release the inner bearing ring relative to the shaft.
