Component Loading Tool for Assembly Operations

A tool for loading a brake booster assembly to a desired position on a vehicle body bulkhead in readiness for attachment to the bulkhead, comprising:

• a tool base plate having a hanger for removably hanging the tool base plate on the body;
• a support plate mounted on the tool base plate by a first pair of track assemblies so that the support plate may travel in a first direction laterally of the vehicle body;
• a carriage plate mounted on the support plate by a pair of second track assemblies so that the carriage plate may travel in a second direction longitudinally of the vehicle body;
• a turntable mounted on the carriage plate by a pivot so that the turntable may rotate on the carriage plate;
• a brake booster holding fixture mounted on the turntable for supporting the brake booster;
• and
• at least one cam follower carried by the carriage plate and engaging with a cam guide mounted on the base plate to define a path of lateral and longitudinal movement of the carriage toward and away from the bulkhead.