Installation tool assembly, a tooling assembly for a workpiece, and a method

A tooling assembly for a workpiece, wherein the workpiece includes an aperture disposed along a first axis and an access point to the aperture, the tooling assembly comprising:

• a fastener disposed in the aperture of the workpiece at an initial position, and the fastener includes a hole and a fastener locking feature disposed inside the hole;
• a tool movable into the access point transverse to the first axis to position the tool relative to the fastener;
• wherein the tool includes a tool locking feature that is configured to engage the fastener locking feature to secure together the fastener and the tool in the initial position, and the tool is operable to pull the fastener farther through the aperture into an interference fit with the workpiece in an installed position;
• wherein the tool includes a main body having an outer wall;
• wherein the main body includes a bore disposed along a longitudinal axis, and the tool locking feature is attached to the main body within the bore;
• wherein the outer wall of the main body is spaced from the bore and the outer wall surrounds the bore radially relative to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• wherein the tool includes a first ring that surrounds the outer wall radially relative to the longitudinal axis.

A method of installing a fastener to a workpiece, wherein the workpiece includes a first wall and a second wall spaced from each other to define an access point, the method comprising:

• inserting the fastener into an aperture of the first wall at an initial position, wherein the aperture is disposed along a first axis;
• inserting a tool into the access point transverse to the first axis to position the tool relative to the fastener;
• securing together a fastener locking feature of the fastener and a tool locking feature of the tool when the fastener is in the initial position, wherein the fastener locking feature is disposed inside a hole of the fastener, wherein a main body of the tool supports the tool locking feature and the main body includes a bore, wherein the tool locking feature includes a first portion that protrudes outside of the main body and a second portion attached to the main body within the bore, and wherein the tool locking feature is adjustable relative to the main body to change a length of the first portion that protrudes outside of the main body;
• and
• applying a torque to the tool which pulls the fastener axially along the first axis farther through the aperture into an interference fit with the first wall in an installed position.