Portable turning tool

A portable turning tool for use with a device having a support structure, a component having a longitudinal axis, the component being capable of being rotated within the support structure about the longitudinal axis, and an opening in the support structure adjacent the component, said portable turning tool comprising an elongated element, means adjustably mounted at one end of said elongated element for removing material from the component when positioned in contact therewith, means having an opening therein removably and nonrotatably secured to the support structure for slidably but nonrotatably supporting said elongated element proximate said one end thereof thereby positioning said material removing means in a predetermined position with respect to the component, said openings in the support structure and said supporting means being aligned with one another and said elongated element passing through both said openings in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the component, means mounted upon said elongated element proximate the other end of said elongated element for moving said elongated element with respect to said supporting means, and means mounted upon said elongated element interposed between said moving means and said supporting means for spacing said moving means from said supporting means and permitting said elongated element to move with respect thereto whereby upon simultaneous rotation of the component adjacent said material removing means and movement of said elongated element with respect to the component, a preselected amount of material can be removed from the component.

A method of removing material from a component rotatably mounted within a support structure of a device without having to disassemble said device prior to removing said material from said component comprising the steps of:

• (a) fixedly and nonrotatably securing a support member having an opening therein to said support structure adjacent an opening in said support structure such that said opening in said support member aligns with said opening in said support structure,
• (b) passing an elongated element through said pair of openings in order to position said elongated element with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said component and such that one end of said elongated element is located adjacent said component,
• (c) adjustably securing means to said one end of said elongated element for removing material from said component,
• (d) securing said elongated element to said support member in a slidable but nonrotatable manner, and
• (e) simultaneously rotating said component in said support structure and moving said elongated element longitudinally in contact with said component whereby said material removing means removes said material from said component.