Tools – Wrench – screwdriver – or driver therefor – Rigid jaws
Patent
1990-05-24
1991-07-30
Meislin, D. S.
Tools
Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor
Rigid jaws
811246, B25B 1306
Patent
active
050351621
ABSTRACT:
An inner tie rod tool which facilitates removal and replacement of the inner tie rod of a rack and pinion steering mechanism of a vehicle without requiring the removal of the entire rack and pinion assembly. The inner tie rod tool includes a shaft having first and second ends and a longitudinal bore extending within the shaft. The bore defines a plurality of hexagonal sockets of various diameters being arranged coaxially adjacent to one another at the first end of the shaft adapted for use with tie rods having hexagonal ends. A claw having spaced-apart parallel jaws is attached to the first end for use with tie rods having cylindrical shaped ends with spaced-apart flat surfaces.
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Moog Catalog Cover and Page 10 Showing Moog T-497 Inner Tie Rod Tool.
Installation Instructions, Form 3048, for Moog T-497 Inner Tie Rod Tool.
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