King pin press tool

A press tool for displacing a pin member relative to a structural member, the press tool comprising:

• a drive plate assembly comprising
• a drive plate defining a drive plate opening,
• a drive sleeve defining a drive sleeve surface and drive sleeve opening, and
• a drive retaining member;
• a drive screw assembly comprising
• a drive screw member defining a drive axis, and
• a drive screw cap configured to engage at least a portion of the drive screw member;
• an anchor plate;
• a spacing system;
• wherein
• the drive retaining member is configured to engage at least a portion of the drive sleeve surface and at least a portion of the drive plate opening such that movement of the drive sleeve relative to the drive plate is inhibited;
• the spacing system is configured to support the drive plate and the anchor plate relative to the pin member such that the drive screw cap engages at least a portion of the pin member;
• and
• the drive screw member engages the drive sleeve opening such that rotation of the drive screw member relative to the drive plate assembly displaces the drive screw member through the drive sleeve opening to displace the pin member along the drive axis relative to the structural member.

A method for displacing a pin member relative to a structural member, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a drive plate assembly, the drive plate assembly comprising
• a drive plate defining a drive plate opening, and
• a drive sleeve defining a drive sleeve surface and drive sleeve opening,
• providing a drive screw assembly, the drive screw assembly comprising a drive screw member defining a drive axis, and
• a drive screw cap configured to engage at least a portion of the drive screw member;
• providing an anchor plate;
• providing a spacing system;
• configuring the drive sleeve surface to engage the drive plate opening such that movement of the drive sleeve relative to the drive plate is inhibited;
• configuring the spacing system to support the drive plate and the anchor plate relative to the pin member such that the drive screw cap engages at least a portion of the pin member;
• and
• configuring the drive screw member to engage the drive sleeve opening such that rotation of the drive screw member relative to the drive plate assembly displaces the drive screw member through the drive sleeve opening to displace the pin member along the drive axis relative to the structural member.