Abstract: An insertion system for inserting a bushing assembly into a housing opening in a structural member comprising a brace assembly, an actuator assembly, and a drive plate. The brace assembly comprises a brace rod, an anchor member defining an anchor member recess, and a brace nut. The actuator assembly comprises an actuator housing defining an actuator housing opening and a drive member defining a drive member opening. The drive plate defines a drive plate recess. The anchor member acts on the structural member and the brace nut acts on the actuator assembly. Operation of the actuator assembly displaces the drive plate. Displacement of the drive plate displaces the bushing assembly into the housing opening.

Abstract: A method for disassembling a pipe joint is provided. A radially expandable sleeve positioned on a shaft is inserted into a distal open end of a pipe of the pipe joint. A sleeve nut on a threaded portion of the shaft is tightened against the sleeve to urge the sleeve to longitudinally slide along a tapered distal end of the shaft in a distal direction. The sleeve radially expands as the sleeve slides in the distal direction along the tapered distal end of the shaft. The sleeve is radially expanded until an interference fit is formed between the sleeve and the pipe. A force is then exerted upon the shaft to urge the shaft in a proximal direction and remove the pipe from a pipe fitting of the pipe joint.

Abstract: A device (10) for extracting and inserting bushes (20) is described, comprising a short pipe (11) with two longitudinal slits (16), a tie-rod (12) capable of being inserted in the short pipe (11), a traction bracket (15) capable of being connected to the tie-rod (12) for exert a traction onto the bush (20) to be extracted with two projections (18) capable of being inserted in the slits (16) when the traction bracket (15) is inserted in the short pipe (11), a tie-rod stopping element (24), a short pipe stopping element (25), and bracket stopping elements (26) when inserting the bush (20); such device (10) is used for extracting and for inserting the bush (20) in a seat (35) using a traction device (28) blocked against the short pipe (11) by the tie-rod stopping element (24) connected to the tie-rod (12).

Abstract: A puller/installer comprises a draw plate, a split ring, a cap plate, and at least one draw member. The draw plate defines a draw plate cam surface. The split ring defines at least one split plate cam surface and is arranged such that the at least one split plate cam surface is in contact with the draw plate cam surface. The at least one draw member is arranged to draw the cap plate and the draw plate towards each other such that the draw plate cam surface engages the at least one split plate cam surface to deform the split ring to alter an effective diameter of the bearing race puller/installer.

Abstract: A customized tool for use in release pressure and liquid from a valve, the customized tool comprising a body component including a conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end operating as an inlet having a size of a first diameter, an arm component including a conduit and a threaded outlet port, the conduit of the arm component forming an angled pathway with the conduit of the body component, a limit rod that threadably couples with the second end of the body component, at least a portion of the limit rod being threaded, a fastener that threadably couples to the limit rod and is used to limit a movement of the limit rod, and a limit rod stopper to threadably receive the limit rod and abut the limit rod stopper to restrict the movement of the limit rod is shown.

Abstract: A wheel cylinder adjuster includes a rotary unit and a driving unit connected with the rotary unit. The rotary unit includes a rotary disk, a fixing member, two positioning members, a resilient ring, a restriction member and a clip. The rotary disk has a guide groove designed in a shape containing two semi-ovals. Two stepped slots are defined through the fixing member and the positioning members extend through the two stepped slots. Each positioning member has a guide tip which is located in the guide groove. The resilient ring is mounted to the positioning members and the tubular portion. The rotary disk is rotated and the guide tips of the positioning members more in the stepped slots so as to adjust the distance between the positioning members so as to be operated to different sizes of the wheel cylinders.

Abstract: A removal tool which exerts an axial pull on an annular element including a tie rod with a widened end head adapted to be inserted in the coaxial passage of the annular element, beyond the annular element, and a mechanism for engaging with the element in a form of an annular cage with lateral prongs capable of deforming elastically in the radial direction, passing through the axial passage to engage via the elastic prongs thereof with the distal transverse surface of the element and to allow the element to be removed by the engagement of the widened head with the prongs, following the axial movement of the tie rod outside of the hole by a control mechanism.

Abstract: An extraction tool is provided for grasping an assembly (e.g., a circuit card assembly) having a number of openings and a number of respective connector pins extending through the openings. The tool includes one or more generally cylindrical puller structures, each having a central bore and a locking end. One or more filler rods are configured to translate coaxially within the central bore of their corresponding puller structure. The filler rod has a central bore configured to accept one of the connector pins. The puller structure is configured to extend through one of the openings such that the locking end engages the opposite side of the assembly. The filler rod is configured to translate within the puller structure, and around a connector pin extending through the selected opening, to apply outward radial pressure on the locking ends of the puller structure.

Abstract: A driver for a brass cylindrical type nut for an electrical terminal includes a handle, a sleeve, and a rotation axle. The handle has an exterior wall and an interior wall, in which the interior wall has a first accommodating space, and the exterior wall has a plurality of notches formed thereon in communication with the first accommodating space. The sleeve disposed in the first accommodating space and coupled to the interior wall further has a second accommodating space and a coupling opening arranged at a front end of the sleeve. The rotation axle is disposed in the second accommodating space and has a thread mated with the brass cylindrical type nut at an end corresponding to the coupling opening, while a rotation nut arranged within the first accommodating space and corresponding to the pair of notches is connected to the rotation axle.

Abstract: A universal rubber bushing-extracting tool includes a threaded rod and two pushing units. Each of the pushing units includes a nut, a mount, a bearing and two pushers. The nut is engaged with the threaded rod. The mount includes at least two slots defined therein. The bearing bears the mount on the nut. Each of the pushers is movably located in a related one of the slots. The pushers of one of the pushing units push an internal ring of a rubber bushing and the pushers of the other pushing unit push an external ring of the rubber bushing.

Abstract: A removal tool which exerts an axial pull on an annular element including a tie rod with a widened end head adapted to be inserted in the coaxial passage of the annular element, beyond the annular element, and a mechanism for engaging with the element in a form of an annular cage with lateral prongs capable of deforming elastically in the radial direction, passing through the axial passage to engage via the elastic prongs thereof with the distal transverse surface of the element and to allow the element to be removed by the engagement of the widened head with the prongs, following the axial movement of the tie rod outside of the hole by a control mechanism.

Abstract: The kingpin bushing installation tool is a dual-headed insertion tool for installing kingpin bushings within the cylinder cavities of a steering knuckle. The kingpin bushing installation tool includes a rod having opposed upper and lower ends. An upper bushing-engaging member is mounted on the upper end of the rod and includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The intermediate portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the lower portion, and the upper portion has a diameter greater than the diameter of the intermediate portion. A lower bushing-engaging member is adjustably and removably mounted on the lower end of the rod and includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The intermediate portion thereof has a diameter greater than a diameter of the upper portion, and the lower portion has a diameter greater than the diameter of the intermediate portion.

Abstract: The invention disclosed includes a gear puller system in which a vibrating means is used to loosen the target gear in a machine making it easier to remove or pull the gear from a housing, such as a hub. In one embodiment, the vibrator transmits vibrations along the shaft of the gear puller. In second vibration, the vibrating means transmits vibrations through the machine to the gear puller.

Abstract: In a fastening portion for fastening an upper retaining portion and a lower retaining portion by means of a mounting screw, the upper retaining portion has a screw hole and a cylindrical guide formed around and above the screw hole. Further, a projection is formed on the inner wall of the cylindrical guide at an upper portion thereof. In a loosened condition of the mounting screw where it is disengaged from a screw hole, the head portion of the mounting screw is caught to be retained by the projection. The upper portion of the cylindrical guide is tapered so that it has an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the head portion of the mounting screw. Accordingly, even when the upper retaining portion is turned upside down in the loosened condition of the mounting screw, the mounting screw does not fall down from the upper retaining portion.

Abstract: A valve nut removal and replacement system including a plurality of associated tools and methods used for above ground access to, replacement of, and maintenance of worn, misshaped, abused or otherwise faulty valve nuts located at a subsurface location. A system is provided including tool components, many of which can be configured for multiple uses. The system provides for the cleaning and removal of a retainer nut, for the removal of a damaged valve nut, and for the installation and securing of a new valve nut from a remote above ground location.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel injector remover for removing a fuel injector from a cylinder head wherein the fuel injector is located within a counterbore of the cylinder head. The remover includes a primer mover having a piston defining a central bore. A snout portion is attached to the prime mover and defines a central bore. The snout portion has a first end attached to the prime mover and a second end defining a tapered portion sized such that when the tapered portion abuts an outer diameter of the cylinder head counterbore, the prime mover is centered over the fuel injector. A puller rod extends through the central bores of the piston and the snout. A thumbscrew is provided for attachment to the threaded end of the puller rod after the puller rod has been inserted through the central bore of the cylinder.

Abstract: A device for decoupling an inner part and an outer part of a constant velocity joint from each other has a fastening element for gripping the inner part, an annular part placed in the end of the outer part of the joint and a nut that fits to the thread in the end of the outer part, which nut is wider than the hole in the annular part and the parts can be decoupled in a simple and safe way and without breaking the parts.

Abstract: A transmission tool (10) having a jig (12) which has a jig body (12A) securely connected at a front distal end to a jig first member (12B) and further securely connected at a rear distal end to a jig second member (12D), the jig body (12A) has a jig second member pin (12DA) extending outwardly therefrom. A hollow jig cylinder (12C) is positioned through the jig body (12A) and the jig first member (12B) and the a jig second member (12D). A reamer (14) has a reamer collar (14A) having a threaded cylinder centrally positioned there through. The reamer collar (14A) has a reamer collar channel (14AA) therein. The reamer (14) further has a reamer shaft (14B) having a reamer shaft thread (14BB) positioned at a back distal end thereof. The reamer shaft (14B) further has a reamer shaft cutter (14BA) positioned at a front distal end thereof. An inserter (16) has a slightly smaller diameter then the reamer collar channel (14AA).

Abstract: A tool for extracting a glow plug includes an externally threaded shaft, an internally threaded sleeve that engages the externally threaded shaft, and a fixed cavity formed in one end of the externally threaded shaft. The cavity has a side entry to permit the insertion of the glow plug into the cavity in a direction normal to the shaft, and a pair of opposing shoulders integrally formed in opposing sidewalls of the cavity to engage the glow plug. The sleeve threads down the shaft until it contacts the engine block. Rotating the sleeve exerts a pulling force on the shaft, which is transferred to the inserted glow plug by the opposing shoulders in the cavity. This pulls both the shaft and the inserted glow plug away from the engine block.

Abstract: A tool primarily designed for the quick and easy removal the gimbal bearing found in Mercruiser styled Stern Drives. The tool consists of a fixed hook with a sliding mechanism that automatically locks the bearing onto the hook, a flange that bridges the opening of the bell housing, a threaded rod that is attached to the end of the hook body and passes through the center of the flange, a thrust bearing, a long threaded nut that provides the moving force behind the tool as well as a handle for inserting the tool, and a torque arm that keeps the tool from rotating while the nut is being tightened.

Abstract: A bearing puller for removing from a shaft a bearing having a tapered eccentric flange on its inner race includes a cylindrical tube disposed within an outer cylindrical housing. The puller tube is capable of sliding displacement within and along a portion of the length of the outer housing and includes a first end having outer threads for engaging and maintaining a puller nut on a first end of the housing. The puller nut includes a threaded aperture on an end thereof for receiving a draw bolt which is inserted in the housing and extends to a second opposed end thereof. A second end of the sliding puller tube includes a peripheral flange for engaging first and second paired split jaw members each having a respective inner tapered flange on a distal end thereof for engaging the tapered flange on the bearing's inner race.

Abstract: A glo-plug extractor is disclosed. An internally threaded sleeve is threaded over an externally threaded bolt having a bolt head at one end and a set of jaws at the other. The jaws are fitted to lock onto the head of a fully unscrewed, yet bound glo-plug. After the jaws are locked onto the glo-plug, the sleeve is braced against the engine head either by screwing the sleeve down over the jaws until it contacts the engine head or by placing some bracing apparatus such as a spacer or a set of legs between the sleeve and the engine head. Once the sleeve is braced, it must be locked in place using a locking apparatus such as vice grips or a wrench. The bolt head is then used to rotate the bolt relative to the sleeve. This rotation causes the sleeve to exert a pulling force on the bound glo-plug which either extracts the glo-plug whole or breaks it.

Abstract: A releasible tool is provided for removing a cylindrical member such as a valve seat, a pump liner, or a bushing from machines, pumps, oil well tubing, or other devices in which it is used. The releasable tool includes a mandrel, a platform slidably mounted to the mandrel, at least two jaws pivotally mounted to the platform, and an adaptor connected to the mandrel. The mandrel has a generally bell-shaped lower end and a shank portion. The platform is slidably mounted on the shank portion of the mandrel by placing the shank portion through a central bore of the platform. The jaw members are pivotally mounted to the platform, whereby they can be pivotally deflected outward to an expanded position by the bell-shaped lower end of the mandrel when the platform slides down the shank portion. The adaptor is releasably connected to the upper end of the shank portion of the mandrel.

Abstract: Apparatus particularly suited for pulling a hub assembly that is seized to an axle of a heavy duty truck, bus or trailer. The axle has a hollow into which is inserted an expandable/contractible assembly of the apparatus. The apparatus also has a collar assembly that is attached to the hub assembly that is to be removed. The apparatus, by rotation of its handle, easily removes and frees the hub assembly from the axle.

Abstract: An extraction tool for transmission or the like units comprising a long tubular body enclosing a rotatably mounted operating part having an expansible gripping unit at one end to engage withing a mating part, and a handle at the opposite end to rotate the operating part to cause the gripping unit to in turn grip said mating part to facilitate withdrawal of clutch and gear units or the like in which the mating part is positioned.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for pulling the inner cylinder from a tubular lock that has become inoperative. The tool comprises a cylindrical housing carrying a threaded main shaft which has a front segment with resilient fingers. The fingers are radially compressible for insertion into the annular key passageway of the lock whereupon the fingers return to original condition and have tips that engage the inner rim of the lock cylinder. A second shaft is slidable within the main shaft and carries a locking cup that retains the inserted fingers in the rim-engaging condition. A threaded nut on the main shaft is rotatable manually and with a wrench or the like to withdraw the main shaft and forcibly pull the inner cylinder from the lock.

Abstract: A split nut blind hole bearing puller is made by using an elongated split nut with a bearing flange which is assembled with the blind hole behind a bearing. A retainer fits over the assembled split nut so a puller bolt can be screwed through the assembled split nut into the blind hole.

Abstract: In a magnetic head carrying device a method and apparatus for removing a magnetic head carrying arm from a support arm wherein ball stake mounting is used to affix the magnetic head carrying arm to the support arm. A mounting plate is provided having a bevel. Tool blades may be inserted into the bevel to disassemble the ball stake mount.

Abstract: A puller is vertically movably mounted on a transport cart and includes a base assembly having at least a pair of puller jaws pivotally mounted thereto. The puller jaws are pivotally moved relative to the base assembly by means of a cam ring which is axially moved with respect to the base assembly by means of a plurality of hydraulic cylinders connected thereto. A hydraulic ram is mounted in the base assembly and has a ram point adapted to engage the end of the shaft upon which the gear is mounted.

Abstract: The hydraulically powered locking puller device comprises a base assembly about a central axis, a camming assembly circumferentially about the base assembly, and an hydraulic module axially centered within the base assembly. The base assembly has a cylindrical housing wall united to an anchor ring carrying at least two claw members and having an internally threaded cylindrical surface. The camming assembly includes a mooring ring mounted on the housing wall of the base assembly for axial movement therealong and a cam ring axially spaced from a coupler on the mooring ring. The cam ring is in camming relationship to the claw members.

Abstract: A tool for removing seal plugs from a carburetor baseplate having a shaft and collet arrangement in which the shaft is formed at one end by a drill bit. The members are concentrically aligned within an outer holder member which also functions as a drill guide when the shaft-drill member is connected to a drill chuck and the drill bit end of the shaft is presented to the face cap of the seal plug. Once the end cap is removed by the drill bit end of the shaft member, the tool is then inserted as a unit through the cylindrical space defining the seal plug, and the seal plug is then removed in the conventional manner from the borehole without damaging the borehole or the baseplate.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device to force open the door of a safety deposit box having a lock. The device comprises a key having an end terminated by a portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the key, the end being adapted to be inserted into the keyhole of the lock, the portion extending sufficiently in the direction so that the portion can rest against the interior surface of the door beyond the cylinder of the lock after that the key has been inserted into the keyhole and laterally displaced with respect to the cylinder. The device also comprises a puller for pulling the key, the puller having a fastening mechanism for securing the key to the puller, and legs adapted to rest against a solid surface adjacent to the door which can be forced open by pulling the key while the portion rests onto the interior surface of the door, by means of the puller having its legs resting against the solid surface.

Abstract: A tube protection device is positioned within a heat exchange tube of a nuclear steam generator to span a defect region and protect same against damage or deformation during withdrawal of the tube from the generator for subsequent defect analysis and testing. The tube protection device includes gripper means at the opposite ends thereof which are expansible from a relaxed condition permitting movement of the device through the tube to a clamped condition, releasably, frictionally engaging the contiguous interior sidewall surfaces of the tube at positions respectively spaced from the defect and spanning the defect region. An installation tool includes an elongaged linkage mechanism insertable through an open end of the tube for positioning the tube protection device and for operating same from the accessible portion of the linkage mechanism exterior to the open end of the tube between said relaxed and clamped conditions, and for remote withdrawal of the tube protection device from the tube.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an extractor tool for removing valve lifters from an engine block or head in a fast convenient manner and with a minimum of manual dexterity or strength. The prior art devices provide tools having complicated force multiplying linkages and camming devices associated with a plurality of groove engaging fingers which are only adapted to engage a single groove or oil hole in the valve lifter body. The present invention overcomes these deficiencies by providing an extractor tool which is adapted to engage multiple grooves within the valve lifter body and assures precise alignment therebetween to eliminate any cocking of the lifter body relative to the extractor tool during removal of the lifter from the enginer block.

Abstract: A tube extracting apparatus is provided for extracting tubes from structures, such as condensers, evaporators, and the like. The apparatus is compact and relatively lightweight and thus easy to maneuver in confined spaces to extract a tube. The apparatus generally comprises a housing assembly housing a reciprocative pull shaft to which is connected a gripping assembly for gripping the tube. A retention assembly is provided for momentarily retaining a portion of the gripping assembly in place during the initial reciprocative movement to ensure the gripping assembly securely grips the tube, and a unidirectional check assembly is provided to prevent the tube from being pushed back into the structure during the reciprocating movement.

Abstract: An extractor tool for removing a die button from an opening in a die block into which the button has been securedly pressed. The die button has an axial opening therethrough. The tool includes a hollow expandible extractor insertable into and through the opening in the button and having spaced legs at the engaging end thereof. The spaced legs of the extractor are forced outwardly into firm engagement with the die button upon movement into the hollow extractor of an expansion pin. Both the expandible extractor and the expansion pin are threaded to an extractor sleeve which is received through a central opening in a spacer. The spacer is of substantially hollow cup shape and is adapted to engage the top of the die block surrounding the die button and receive the die button upon its extraction from the die.

Abstract: A seal puller pulls an annular seal from the interior of a cylindrical housing. The seal puller includes a hollow elongated externally threaded support rod and an elongated externally threaded adjustment rod passing through the hollow interior of the support rod. A tapered jaw spreader is carried on the end of the actuating rod. A support ring is rigidly affixed to the support rod. A plurality of elongated flexible jaws are rigidly affixed to the support ring and extend alongside the tapered jaw spreader. A depth guide sleeve carried on the support ring has an annular end wall spaced from flanged tips of the jaws. The axial position of the sleeve on the support ring is adjustable to pre-set the spacing between the end wall of the sleeve and the tips of the jaws to match the seal thickness. A pressure plate is slidable on the support rod, and a pressure adjustment nut is threaded onto the support rod adjacent the pressure plate.

Abstract: A bolt type lock puller for removing jammed bolt type locks from lock housings. This lock puller is necessary to correct situations in which a thief has tried to open a bolt type lock by driving a nail into the keyhole. The lock is usually distorted by the nail and jams in the locked position. Therefore, the lock cannot be removed by the security key. The lock puller utilizes split jaws with opposed teeth which clamp around the head of the lock. A longitudinally extending stud is drawn axially to cause the split jaws to pull the clamped lock out of the lock housing.

Abstract: A pulling tool for extracting bushings, bearings or similar devices from a blind hole consists of first and second pulling members and a drive member. The pulling members are inserted into a central recess of a bushing or bearing, and a threaded shank portion of the drive member is inserted into an axial opening between the pulling members, engaging threaded inner surfaces of the pulling members and moving the pulling members apart to cause lip portions at the inner ends of the pulling members to be driven behind the bottom edge of the bushing or bearing. As the drive member is turned, the pulling members back up onto the drive member, carrying with them the bushing or bearing. One of the pulling members has a recess on a side surface of its outer end to receive a tool for preventing rotation of the pulling members relative to the drive member when the pulling tool is used to remove a bearing.

Abstract: An extraction tool, for aiding in the removal of a tubular piece that has been fitted or otherwise bonded in a fitting or second tubular piece, comprising a pair of cone-shaped expander heads threadably mounted on one end on a longitudinally extending rod in axial alignment therewith, at least two expanding jaw segments shaped to surround and bear down upon the expander heads, a finger nut attached to the other end of the rod for rotating same, and a handle. The outer faces of the jaw segments form parts of a generally cylindrical surface having teeth adapted to provide a gripping relation with an interior of a tubular piece when forced thereagainst. The threaded engagement between the rod and expander heads is such that rotating the rod will effect relative movement of the expander heads in an axial and opposite direction.

Abstract: A device for extracting the lock from an automobile ignition lock assembly comprising a collar which has an end adapted to bear against the frame surrounding the lock and a threaded shaft having at one end a means for engaging the lock and at the other end a handle which bears against the other end of said collar in a manner such that the turning of said handle will withdraw said engaging means and attached lock from the ignition lock assembly and surrounding frame.

Abstract: A tool is provided for inserting bearings comprising a plurality of expandable segments, a shaft having a cam means attached thereto said cam means including means for expanding each of said expandable segments radially outwardly from said shaft, wherein the expandable segments have at least one flange portion for abutting a bearing race and driving the bearing race into position such that expansion of the expandable segments increases the distance of said flange portion of each expandable segment radially outwardly from said shaft and adapts said flange portions for abutting engagement with various diameter bearing races. In this manner, a single tool can drive a number of different diameter bearing races without removing and reattaching parts.

Abstract: A clutch spring compressor tool for removing a spring retainer ring from a clutch piston assembly of an automatic transmission where the clutch piston assembly includes a drum housing having an annular slot having a shoulder fabricated on the inner periphery thereof includes resilient arm like members for supporting the tool in working position within the slot of the drum housing having secured thereto a plate that may be inserted into or under the shoulder. In addition, the tool includes a base of a variable dimension that is positioned upon the spring seat of the clutch assembly. The base is secured to a threaded shaft that may be threaded to vary the position of the base relative to the at-rest position of the spring seat in order to compress the spring seat moving it away from the retainer ring and allowing a tool to be employed to remove the ring.

Abstract: A tool, for manually releasing a frozen automotive brake piston from a cylindrical cavity of a disc brake caliper, has an elongated shank on an inner end of which a solid axially tapered segmental head, defining an outer tapered wall, is axially adjustably mounted. A plurality of peripherally spaced piston gripping segments are axially slidably adjustable on the tapered wall of the solid head to be radially adjusted thereon toward and from clamped engagement of the segments with the piston cavity wall.

Abstract: The purpose of this tool is to hold a pipe, located in a trench in the ground, against an opening in the sidewall of a manhole while concrete is poured into the trench to encase the pipe. The tool has a screw-threaded central rod for insertion axially into the pipe from inside the manhole through the sidewall opening. A wedge nut is threaded onto the rod for spreading the end of the pipe into tight engagement with the opening in the sidewall of the manhole. Deformable rings on the rod are expanded radially outward into gripping engagement with the inside of the pipe when it is to be pulled over the wedge nut.