Hub extender with tool clearance passageways and drive nuts for hub and brake assembly

摘要

An improved hub extender for use in a hub and brake assembly includes an inboard flange, an outboard flange, and a main body extending between and interconnecting the inboard flange to the outboard flange. The inboard flange of the hub extender includes a plurality of stud receiving holes formed therein. Each stud receiving hole is adapted to receive a mounting stud and a nut for securing the hub extender to the hub and brake assembly. The outboard flange of the hub extender includes a plurality of tool clearance passageways formed therein. A respective one of the tool clearance passageways is generally coaxially aligned with a respective one of the stud receiving holes thereby enabling a tool to extend through the tool clearance passageway for tightening and/or loosening the associated nut.