Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Disassembling
Patent
1990-01-08
1991-12-17
Eley, Timothy V.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Disassembling
294261, B23P 1900
Patent
active
050725033
ABSTRACT:
An inner socket assembly and a rack and pinion steering mechanism of a vehicle comprises a rack having spaced-apart open axial ends; a rack tube projecting through the rack axially thereof and having end projecting beyond an axial end, the projecting end having outwardly directed threads; a hexagonal ball and socket joint housing with inward directed threads threaded with the outward directed threads of the rack tube end; a bulkhead within the housing dividing the housing into two chambers, a first chamber encompassing a threaded end of the rack tube, and a second chamber forming an inner socket; a tie rod with first ball-shaped end fitted within said inner socket to form a ball and socket joint and second end rotatably attached to a knuckle arm. A method for disassembling the inner socket assembly from the rack and pinion mechanism comprises disengaging the tie rod from the knuckle arm; encircling the tie rod with an adapter socket sleeve; advancing the adapter socket sleeve transversely along the length of the tie rod from the knuckle joint end to the ball end at the ball and socket joint housing; engaging the ball and socket joint housing with the first end of the adapter socket sleeve; encircling the tie rod with an elongated cylindrical shaft; advancing the elongated cylindrical shaft transversely along the length of the tie rod from the knuckle joint end toward the ball and socket joint; engaging a first end of the cylindrical shaft to a second end of the adapter socket sleeve and applying a torque force to the second end of the cylindrical shaft to rotate both the shaft and adapter socket sleeve whereby the ball joint housing is rotated, loosened and removed from the rack tube.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3074735 (1963-01-01), Ulrich
patent: 3605934 (1971-09-01), Millard
patent: 3861250 (1975-01-01), Zugai
patent: 3890692 (1975-06-01), Jandura, Jr.
patent: 4100663 (1978-07-01), Crum
patent: 4572035 (1986-02-01), Eisenhauer
patent: 4642866 (1987-02-01), Murtaugh
patent: 4663814 (1987-05-01), Beck
patent: 4914798 (1990-04-01), Gentile
patent: 4922599 (1990-05-01), Durfee
Eley Timothy V.
Freedman Philip D.
Martin C. Richard
Milletics, Bell and Clower
LandOfFree
Method for disassembling an inner socket assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method for disassembling an inner socket assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method for disassembling an inner socket assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-829256