Tool for fuse removal and installation

A method for removing a fuse, comprising:

• locating a tool adjacent to a circuit card assembly and around a fuse mounted within a fuse holder spring clip;
• the tool comprising:
• a first tool arm comprising a first handle section from which extends a first tool arm first fuse holder spreader finger, a first tool arm first fuse pusher finger, a first tool arm second fuse pusher finger and a first tool arm second fuse holder spreader finger;
• and
• a second tool arm pivotally mounted to the first tool arm about an axis with a single hinge-pin fastener that passes through the first tool arm and the second tool arm along the axis, the second tool arm comprising a second handle section from which extends a second tool arm first fuse holder spreader finger including a second tool arm first fuse holder spreader finger step, a second tool arm first fuse pusher finger, a second tool arm second fuse pusher finger and a second tool arm second fuse holder spreader finger including a second tool arm second fuse holder spreader finger step;
• and
• pivoting the first handle section toward the second handle section of the tool such that a fuse holder spreader section of the tool spreads the fuse holder spring clip by engaging the second tool arm first fuse holder spreader finger step with a corresponding edge of the fuse holder spring clip and the second tool arm second fuse holder spreader finger step with a corresponding edge of the fuse holder spring clip and a fuse pusher section of the tool pushes the fuse away from the circuit card assembly.