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US 5,287,776 AGranted
Inner tie rod tool
AssigneeLisle Corporation
InventorsDanny L. Williams, Gerald A. McKim
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Abstract
An inner tie rod tool includes a hollow tube which fits over the rod and includes a socket at one end for cooperation with a socket tool. The opposite end includes a retainer which is cooperative with C-shaped wrench discs of various size and configuration that cooperate with the nut associated with the inner end of the inner tie rod.
Claims6
A tool for removal of inner tie rods comprising in combination:
- (a) a nut engaging, C-shaped wrench disc having spaced arms for engaging a nut, and outwardly projecting tabs for cooperation with a retainer;
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- (b) a hollow tube for placement over a tie rod, said tube having a retainer at one end and at least two slots for cooperatively engaging the tabs of the wrench disc and means for cooperation with tube rotation means at the opposite end, said retainer being detachably cooperative with the tabs to rotate the disc and a tie rod engaged therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.