Control rod drive endcap tool

A tool for translating an endcap inside a receptacle of an elongate housing including a distal end, an intermediate portion extending integrally from said distal end, and said receptacle being disposed in said distal end, said endcap including a bore and a pair of arcuate flanges at a distal end thereof spaced circumferentially apart to define a pair of access slots, said tool comprising:

• a hook removably joinable to said endcap, said hook including a first cross member having an integral pair of spaced apart flanges positionable through said endcap access slots and under said endcap flanges for applying thereagainst force from said jacking means for withdrawing said endcap from said receptacle;
• a clamp removably joinable to said housing intermediate portion, and including:
• a first arcuate half-clamp having a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first aperture disposed between said first proximal and distal ends;
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• a second arcuate half-clamp having a second proximal end pivotally joined to said first proximal end, a second distal end releasably joinable to said first distal end for clamping said first and second half-clamps around said housing, and a second aperture disposed between said second proximal and distal ends;
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• means for jacking said hook relative to said clamp for translating said endcap relative to said receptacle including a pair of jacking rods joined between said clamp and said hook, with a first one of said jacking rods having a proximal end fixedly joined to said first half-clamp first aperture, and a second one of said jacking rods having a proximal end fixedly joined to said second half-clamp second aperture.