Automotive clutch alignment tool
OwnerDaniel Sheainventor
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Abstract
An alignment tool in the nature of a dummy drive shaft for coaxially aligning the parts of an automotive clutch includes splined cylindrical and smooth tubular members for respectively engaging the clutch disc and release bearing parts of the clutch which members are selectively axially separable. An elongated rod insertable through the tubular member has a front end threadable into a bore in the rear of the cylindrical member. The rear end of the rod accepts a nut which is engageable against the rear of the tubular member for enabling the members to be selectively axially locked together.
Claims12
An alignment tool apparatus in the nature of a dummy drive shaft for coaxially aligning the parts of an automotive clutch, said parts including an internally splined clutch disc normally located between an automotive flywheel having a central pilot bearing and a pressure plate assembly having a central release bearing, said tool comprising:
- a first elongated generally cylindrical member having a splined surface for engaging said clutch disc, said first cylindrical member having a neck at its front end for engaging said pilot bearing;
- a second elongated generally cylindrical member for engaging said release bearing, said second cylindrical member having a front end adapted to be placed against the rear end of said first cylindrical member;
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- means, controllable from the rear of said second cylindrical member, for selectively axially locking together said first and second cylindrical members with the front end of said first member against the rear end of said second member or unlocking said first and second cylindrical members to enable separation of said members;
- said tool apparatus, when said first and second cylindrical members are axially locked together, having an overall length being substantially the sum of the lengths of said first and second members;
- whereby said first and second cylindrical members may be selectively assembled together or disassembled from each other while said first cylindrical member is located within said automotive clutch.
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