Worm gear torque apparatus

A nut rotating tool comprising:

• an outer housing having a gear receiving opening and a drive receiving opening intersecting said gear receiving opening and extending axially at right angles to said gear receiving opening;
• a toothed gear mounted within said gear receiving opening and having a central opening for receiving and rotating a nut upon rotation of said toothed gear;
• a worm gear received within said drive receiving opening and engaging said toothed gear in driving rotation for rotating said toothed gear;
• a motor adapter housing bolted to said outer housing adjacent said drive receiving opening and extending outwardly of said drive receiving opening;
• a drive shaft having said worm gear thereon and including an end drive connection extending within said motor adapter housing from one end of said drive shaft;
• an end drive shaft member within said motor adapter housing and spaced axially from said end drive connection, said end drive shaft member having a splined drive connection on an outer end thereof extending beyond said motor adapter housing for mating engagement with a drive motor for rotating said drive shaft and worm gear thereon, said motor adapter housing having an outer splined end in concentric relation to said splined drive connection with the drive motor arranged for mating with said splined end of said motor adapter housing;
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• a connecting socket member within said motor adapter housing positioned between said axially spaced drive shaft and said end drive shaft member for connecting said drive shaft and said end drive shaft member in driving relation.