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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401415 | Pinion gear depth measurement tool A measurement tool for determining a position of a pinion gear in a differential assembly includes a mounting member configured to contact an end face of the pinion gear and an elongated arm member extending outwardly from the mounting member. The arm member has an ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7275295 | True vehicle running center shaft assembly system A system for assembling a vehicle drive shaft is provided with the steps of installing yokes on respective ends of a drive shaft tube, each yoke having first and second bores therethrough for receiving respective distal ends of respective spider arrangements, and ro... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7076884 | Apparatus and method to determine pinion angle of drive train Apparatus for use in determining the pinion angle of the differential or transmission of a motor vehicle includes an attachment which is detachably mountable to the input shaft or the output shaft. A camber gauge having longitudinal levels is detachably mounted to t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6928712 | Driveshaft and method and device for producing same A method and apparatus for assembling a driveshaft, and the driveshaft itself. The driveshaft (1) includes a first attachable part (2) with a first longitudinal axis (A1), a second attachable part (3) with a second longitudinal axis (... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6804897 | Apparatus and method for use in assembling drive train of a race car Apparatus for use in aligning the differential input shaft of a race car with the transmission output shaft includes a transmission attachment and a differential attachment, each of which is detachably mountable to the race car. Each attachment includes a laser moun... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6460268 | Universal bearing pre-load tool and method for using thereof A universal differential bearing preload tool includes a pair of opposite cylindrical discs simulating differential bearing cups, a disc spreading device for adjusting a distance between the discs, and a force measuring device associated with the disc spr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6318164 | Clutch pressure plates/discs testing tool A clutch pressure plates/discs testing tool for testing the clutch pressure plates, discs and springs for proper functioning. The clutch pressure plates/discs testing tool includes a cylindrical member having an open first end, a closed second end, a hole... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6272910 | Camshaft degreeing platform A measurement platform for an overhead cam shaft type internal combustion engine having at least one piston reciprocable within a cylinder formed in a block; an intake valve and an exhaust valve for the cylinder, wherein intake and exhaust cam lobes on th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6151766 | Method for pre-setting a self-adjusting friction torque device A method and apparatus for pre-adjusting, prior to engagement of an engine and a transmission, a self-adjusting clutch such as a self-adjusting clutch manufactured by Dana Corporation's Spicer Clutch Division of Auburn, Indiana, known as the Spicer Solo, ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5562193 | Method and apparatus for installing and adjusting a clutch assembly A method and apparatus for installing and adjusting a clutch assembly in a vehicle is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, a bracket having a plate that simulates a clutch brake and having a measurement device, is mounted on a flywheel housing ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 4993165 | Method and apparatus for determining necessary shim thickness for a marine propulsion device pinion and bearing carrier assembly An apparatus for use with a device including a housing having a wall surface, and including a pinion and bearing carrier assembly having a first surface and a second surface, and also including a shim or shims located between the first surface and the wal... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4744153 | Method and apparatus for determining the thickness of shim required for properly loading and positioning the bearing assembly of a marine propulsion device drive shaft An apparatus for use with a device including a wall surface, and a removable, rotatable shaft having thereon a reference point and a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly including a surface supported by the wall surface with a shim between the bearing a... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4642900 | Shim selector A device for selecting shims to take up the end play of bearings in an automotive power train such as the bearings in the transaxle. The shim selector assembly consists of a bridge with supporting legs, a gauging cylinder and a gauge plunger telescoped in... | 02/17/1987 |
