Cvt separator tool
AssigneeBestop PRP, LLC
InventorAaron Wedeking
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Abstract
A clutch includes first and second sheaves, the first sheave including a housing with a slot. A bar is inserted within the slot and a bolt engaged with a threaded opening in the bar and tensioned such that it presses against the second sheave forcing it outwardly against a biasing force. The bar may include two end portions with different widths for two different types of clutches, each end portion including a threaded opening. The clutch may include a slider mounted to the second sheave and positioned with the slot. The bar may include a recess on a bottom surface providing clearance for the slider.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a clutch including a first sheave mounted to a housing and a second sheave biased into engagement with the first sheave, the housing defining a slot;
- inserting a bar into the slot;
- and
- engaging a bolt with the bar and tensioning the bolt such that the bolt engages the second sheave and urges the second sheave out of the housing.
An apparatus comprising:
- a bar having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the second end portion having a different width than the first portion in a horizontal direction;
- a first threaded opening defined in the first end portion and extending through the bar in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction;
- a second threaded opening defined in the first end portion and extending through the bar in the vertical direction;
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- a bolt engaged with one of the first threaded opening and the second threaded opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.