Abstract: A gage tool having a stem and two concave curved ports adapted to fit snugly to the curved convex corners of a resilient mount facilitates easy and precise measuring of the resilient mount's alignment and snubber gap height.

Abstract: A retrofit motorized actuator assembly is attachable to a portion of a fluid pipe having a manually actuated valve connected in series. The valve includes a cantilevered valve handle manually rotatable about a valve axis. The retrofit motorized actuator assembly includes a motorized actuator including a drive shaft extension rotatably controllable by the motorized actuator about a drive shaft axis. A mounting assembly is configured to fixedly attach to the portion of the fluid pipe and also fixedly position the motorized actuator wherein the drive shaft axis of the motorized actuator is aligned with the valve axis. A quick connect clamp is configured to fixedly attach together both the drive shaft extension and the cantilevered valve handle. The quick connect clamp is configured to be attachable and removable with just the use of a user's hands without the need for auxiliary tools.

Abstract: A setting device for aligning a shift transmission, including, but not limited to a main bearing shaft mounted in a shift lever housing and a setting element, which can be hooked in guide means mounted on the shift lever housing, the setting element being situated along a central axis of the main bearing shaft.

Abstract: A setting device for aligning a shift transmission, including, but not limited to a main bearing shaft mounted in a shift lever housing and a setting element, which can be hooked in guide means mounted on the shift lever housing, the setting element being situated along a central axis of the main bearing shaft.

Abstract: A measurement tool for determining a position of a pinion gear in a differential assembly includes a mounting member configured to contact an end face of the pinion gear and an elongated arm member extending outwardly from the mounting member. The arm member has an arm portion configured to overlie one of the bearing seats of the differential assembly and an aperture formed in the arm member configured to receive a measurement gage therethrough. The measurement gage is used to measure a distance between a surface of the bearing seat and a reference surface of the arm member from which the position or “pinion depth” of pinion gear can be determined.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in determining the pinion angle of the differential or transmission of a motor vehicle includes an attachment which is detachably mountable to the input shaft or the output shaft. A camber gauge having longitudinal levels is detachably mounted to the attachment to measure the attitude of the differential or the transmission to which it is mounted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling a driveshaft, and the driveshaft itself. The driveshaft (1) includes a first attachable part (2) with a first longitudinal axis (A1), a second attachable part (3) with a second longitudinal axis (A2) as well as a tube element (4) with a curvature which is production-caused. For joining purposes, the tube element (4) is held so as to intersect a reference axis (R) in two points of its center line (M). The first attachable part (2) with its first longitudinal axis (A1) and the second attachable part (3) with its second longitudinal axis (A2) are aligned on the reference axis (R). Thereafter, the attachable parts (2, 3) are welded to the tube ends of the tube element (4), with the radial gaps between the tube element (4) and the attachable parts (2, 3) being closed.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in aligning the differential input shaft of a race car with the transmission output shaft includes a transmission attachment and a differential attachment, each of which is detachably mountable to the race car. Each attachment includes a laser mounted centrally in a plate which is mounted substantially perpendicular to the transmission and the differential respectively. The laser mounted to the transmission emits a light beam coaxial to the transmission output shaft and the laser mounted to the differential emits a light beam coaxial to the differential input shaft. By adjusting the differential and transmission relative to each other such that the laser beams do not intersect, the differential and the transmission are aligned for optimum performance. A camber gauge may be substituted for the laser in either plate to measure the attitude of the differential or the transmission.

Abstract: A universal differential bearing preload tool includes a pair of opposite cylindrical discs simulating differential bearing cups, a disc spreading device for adjusting a distance between the discs, and a force measuring device associated with the disc spreading device. The opposite cylindrical discs are removably fastened to the preload tool and selected from a plurality of discs having assorted external diameters simulating differential bearing cups of different sizes and manufactures. The bearing preload tool is used for mounting a differential case in a differential housing with a predetermined bearing preload.

Abstract: A clutch pressure plates/discs testing tool for testing the clutch pressure plates, discs and springs for proper functioning.

Abstract: A measurement platform for an overhead cam shaft type internal combustion engine having at least one piston reciprocable within a cylinder formed in a block; an intake valve and an exhaust valve for the cylinder, wherein intake and exhaust cam lobes on the cam shaft engage upper ends of respective intake and exhaust valve stems, the platform comprising at least one relatively rigid bridge component including a pair of mounting flanges at opposite ends thereof, the mounting flanges having fastener holes aligned with fastener holes in the engine head on opposite sides of the cam shaft, the relatively rigid bridge having a plurality of holes therein adapted to support one or more measuring devices adapted to engage the intake and exhaust cam lobes on the camshaft.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for pre-adjusting, prior to engagement of an engine and a transmission, a self-adjusting clutch such as a self-adjusting clutch manufactured by Dana Corporation's Spicer Clutch Division of Auburn, Indiana, known as the Spicer Solo, Adjustment-Free Clutch. The method includes the steps of: a) releasing the clutch pressure to allow the indicator wear tab of the clutch to move; b) positioning an adjustable contact element against the indicator wear tab to limit the movement of the indicator wear tab so as to specifically locate the position of the wear tab and, hence, the position of the release bearing; c) reapplying the clutch pressure; d) taking a reading of the position of the release bearing. Steps a) through d) can be repeated as needed. The adjustable contact element is preferably mounted on a generally U-shape frame having means to attach the frame proximate the clutch and means to adjust the position of the contact element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing and adjusting a clutch assembly in a vehicle is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, a bracket having a plate that simulates a clutch brake and having a measurement device, is mounted on a flywheel housing in which a clutch assembly having a release bearing is mounted. The measurement device is encased by a cover and securely fixed to the bracket, and measures the distance between the plate and the release bearing. In a preferred embodiment, the measurement device has a slidably movable member that may be extended between an outer surface of the plate and an outer surface of the release bearing, thereby measuring the distance between the two surfaces. In order to ensure that an accurate measurement is made, the measurement device is zeroed when an end surface of the slidably movable member is substantially flush with an outer surface of the plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a device including a housing having a wall surface, and including a pinion and bearing carrier assembly having a first surface and a second surface, and also including a shim or shims located between the first surface and the wall surface, the apparatus determining the required thickness of the shim or shims in order to space the second surface a predetermined distance from the wall surface, the apparatus comprising a frame including a reference point, and a surface adapted to support the second surface of the assembly, a member including a surface adapted to engage the first surface of the assembly, a mechanism for moving the member relative to the frame so as to move the member surface into and out of engagement with the first surface of the assembly, and an arrangement for indicating the location of the member relative to the reference point.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a device including a wall surface, and a removable, rotatable shaft having thereon a reference point and a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly including a surface supported by the wall surface with a shim between the bearing assembly surface and the wall surface, and with a fixed distance between the wall surface and the reference point when the bearing assembly is axially loaded in the device, the apparatus being for measuring the required thickness of the shim without inserting the shaft into the device, and the apparatus comprising a mechanism for axially loading the bearing assembly with the shaft out of the device, and a gauge rod for measuring the existing distance between the bearing assembly surface and the reference point.