Chandler 5 in 1 locomotive brake service tool

A multi-purpose tool for replacing brake shoes, comprising

• a handle member having left and right sides, and proximate and distal ends;
• an H-shaped member having a centroid, located at the distal end of the handle member, comprising two spaced apart tines forming a left fork and right fork, and
• a tri-tool assembly, located at the proximate end of the handle member, comprising a prybar end, a centrally-located hammer head, and a punch,
• wherein the distal end of the handle member is attached at the centroid of the H-shaped member.

A method of removing and replacing a brake shoe of a railcar, comprising

• activating an air release handle to remove the air pressure from a set of locomotive wheels;
• obtaining an installation tool for removing and replacing railcar brake shoes, the installation tool comprising:
• a handle member having left and right sides, and proximate and distal ends;
• an H-shaped member having a centroid, located at the distal end of the handle member, comprising two spaced apart tines forming a left fork and right fork, and
• a tri-tool assembly, located at the proximate end of the handle member, comprising a prybar end, a centrally-located hammer head, and a punch,
• wherein the distal end of the handle member is attached at the centroid of the H-shaped member;
• pushing the brake shoe away from the locomotive wheel with the prybar end;
• lifting a slack adjuster retainer clip with the prybar end;
• knocking a slack adjuster pin out of a slack adjuster rod with the hammer head;
• grabbing a metal head of a brake shoe retainer pin with the one fork of the tool;
• pulling brake shoe retainer pin out of the brake shoe retainer slot;
• releasing and removing an old brake shoe;
• installing a new brake shoe in the brake shoe retainer slot;
• pushing the brake shoe retainer pin back through the brake shoe retainer holes;
• taking up the slack in a slack adjuster by inserting the punch in an outer slack adjuster hole, applying pressure, and aligning the hole in the slack adjuster;
• knocking a slack adjuster hole pin back in with the hammer head, and
• pushing the retainer clip back in place with the prybar end.

A multi-purpose tool for replacing brake shoes on a railroad car, comprising

• an H-shaped member;
• a handle member, and
• a tri-tool assembly,
• wherein the H-shaped member connected at its centroid to a first end of the handle member comprises two spaced apart tines forming a left fork and right fork, and a tri-tool assembly connected at a second end of the handle member comprises a prybar end, a centrally-located hammer head, and a punch.