Locking hub tool

A combination tool for use with four wheel drive vehicle hubs having a pair of recesses separated by a web comprising, in combination:

• handle means including a cross member having a top portion and a bottom portion and a side portion extending between the top portion and the bottom portion defining a handle and having a first end and a second end spaced apart axially from each other;
• a pair of pins secured to and extending outwardly substantially perpendicular to the top portion and the bottom portion from the side portion of the cross member and spaced apart from each other and disposed substantially parallel to each other for respective insertion into the pair of recesses of the hub;
• a first end on the cross member terminating at a first point and including a first recess adjacent the first point and extending upwardly from the first point to the top portion of the cross member for receiving a thumb or finger of the user for rotating the cross member and defining a scoop for cleaning the recesses of the hub for insertion of the pins into the recesses, and
• a second end of the cross member terminating at a second point and including a second recess adjacent the second point and extending upwardly from the second point to the top portion of the cross member for receiving a thumb or finger of the user for rotating the cross member and defining a blade for cleaning the recesses of the hub for insertion of the pins into the recesses.