Torque wrench

Abstract

A torque wrench includes a housing having a first opening disposed opposite a second opening. The torque wrench also includes a ratchet wheel disposed in the housing and forming a shaft connecting the first opening and the second opening, a ratchet lever engaging the ratchet wheel to rotate the ratchet wheel in a given direction, and a hydraulically actuated piston disposed in the housing and connected to the ratchet lever to move the ratchet lever between a first position and a second position to rotate the ratchet wheel. The torque wrench further includes a removable drive shaft extending through the shaft to engage the ratchet wheel and be rotated by the ratchet wheel in the given direction and a first seal disposed at the first opening and a second seal disposed at the second opening to create respective seals between the housing and the drive shaft.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.