Abstract: A method of repairing a bearing assembly on a parts carrier having a frame suspended from an overhead track via the bearing assembly uses a flexible support tool having a pair of free ends and a length adjuster. The method includes looping the flexible support tool around the parts carrier frame and the overhead track and connecting the free ends of the flexible support tool together to form a closed loop around the parts carrier frame and the track. The method also includes tightening the closed loop around the parts carrier frame and the track with the length adjuster until the parts carrier frame is suspended from the overhead track by the closed loop. The bearing assembly is then removed from the frame.

Abstract: A tool for inserting a hose fitting into an open end of a flexible hose includes a clamp for gripping the hose near its open end. An arm is pivoted to the clamp for swinging movement from a retracted position to an advanced position extending across the open end of the hose. The arm has an abutment adapted to press the fitting into the open end of the hose upon further swinging of the arm.