Piston alignment tool
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
InventorsChristopher Taylor, Jean Joris, Hoover Oliver, Michael Sadowski
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Abstract
A piston alignment tool and an engine kit having the piston alignment tool help facilitate improved positioning of a piston with respect to a cylinder liner. The piston alignment tool includes a body and an inner guide surface extending along an inner diameter of the body. The inner guide surface is configured to guide the piston with respect to an inner diameter of the cylinder liner. An axially extending overhang engagement tab extends from the body, with the axially extending overhang engagement tab being configured to interface with an outer circumference of the cylinder liner.
Claims20
A piston alignment tool for a cylinder liner and a piston, comprising:
- a body;
- an inner guide surface extending along an inner diameter of the body, the inner guide surface being configured to guide the piston with respect to an inner diameter of the cylinder liner;
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- an axially extending overhang engagement tab radially spaced from the inner guide surface, the axially extending overhang engagement tab extending from the body, the axially extending overhang engagement tab being configured to interface with an outer circumference of the cylinder liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.