Tool for driving wedges or slides

A tool for driving a slide under a wedge within a slot of an armature or field of a dynamoelectric machine, said tool comprising:

• a frame including a pair of elongated rail members, a first end and a second end opposed to said first end;
• a force application block located between said rail members, said force application block connected to a rail disposed above said force application block, said rail configured to guide said force application block in an axial direction;
• a drive connected to said frame, substantially intermediate opposite ends of said frame;
• a lead screw threadably engaged at one end with said force application block and connected at an opposite end to said drive such that said drive rotates said lead screw when actuated, rotation of said lead screw causing axial movement of said force application block between said first end and said second end;
• said armature or field comprising a core, said core comprising one or more vent slots for facilitating ventilation of said armature or field;
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• a slot plate for locating the tool relative to the slide, a portion of said slot plate extending into said one or more vent slots, and for establishing a reaction point for forces applied by said force application block to said stator slide.