A method comprising threading a blind rivet nut onto an output shaft of the tool, pressing the blind rivet nut against a workpiece, thereby applying an external force to the output shaft to move the output shaft in a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position, activating a first motor to rotate the output shaft about the longitudinal axis in response to the output shaft reaching the second position, thereby further threading the blind rivet nut onto the output shaft, and activating a second motor to translate the output shaft along the longitudinal axis in the rearward direction, thereby setting the blind rivet nut on the workpiece.

A windshield removal tool has elongate arm with a claw at its distal end. The device also includes a winch actuated by a motor at the proximal end of the arm. When a cutting wire is positioned along an adhesive bead about a periphery of a fixed glass or panel, the cutting wire is threaded through a puncture in the adhesive bead and attached to the winch. The claw engages a location along the adhesive bead as the winch wines in the cutting wire. A pulley near the distal end of the arm guides the wire. The device may be removed from an initial anchored position and anchored at a new position by removing the claw and placing it at another point along the periphery.

A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes, among other things, slidably orienting the component in a support fixture. The method includes securing a base plate to the component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.

A method for operating a hydraulically actuated work tool having a work jaw is provided. Once an increase in force applied as a result of a hydraulic pressure has been reached, the work process does not require any further force or a maximum permissible hydraulic pressure has been reached. The hydraulic pressure is applied by a pump piston that travels through a pump path and a return path in each pump cycle. The hydraulic pressure is recorded over a time for a change from a pressure increase range to a pressure-maintaining range corresponding substantially to a specific pressure value from the pump path into the return path. At the end of a pump cycle, if the reached pressure-maintaining range exceeds a predefined pressure-maintaining range, an indication is concluded that the tool needs to be checked for a break in the work jaw.

An apparatus is provided for removing a component from a device, where the component includes a cylindrical portion and a shoulder adjacent the cylindrical portion. The apparatus includes a base, a puller and a shaft. The base includes a first mount, a second mount and a bridge extending between and connected to the first mount and the second mount. The first mount and the second mount are each configured to engage with the device. The puller includes a forked flange configured to abut against the shoulder of the component when the cylindrical portion of the component is within a channel of the forked flange. The shaft includes a threaded portion mated with a threaded aperture in the bridge. A distal end portion of the shaft is rotatably connected to the puller.

A pliers includes a first handle and a second handle. A first jaw is fixed with respect to the first handle and includes a distal tooth, a cone portion, and a blade portion. A second jaw which is fixed with respect to the second handle includes a distal tooth, a cone portion, and a blade portion. A pivot pivotably connects the two handles such that when the pliers are shut, the two teeth are aligned, the cone portions are aligned, and the blade portions are aligned.

A pliers includes a first handle and a second handle. A first jaw is fixed with respect to the first handle and includes a distal tooth, a cone portion, and a blade portion. A second jaw which is fixed with respect to the second handle includes a distal tooth, a cone portion, and a blade portion. A pivot pivotably connects the two handles such that when the pliers are shut, the two teeth are aligned, the cone portions are aligned, and the blade portions are aligned.

A claw assembly includes a collar, claws and a synchronizer The collar includes slots. The claws are pivotally connected to the collar. Each of the claws includes a protuberance extending into the collar via one of the slots. The protuberances are movable along the slots. The synchronizer includes a receiving portion for receiving the protuberances. The receiving portion of the synchronizer is movable in the collar between an opening position and a closing position. The synchronizer opens the claws by the protuberances in the opening position. The synchronizer closes the claws by the protuberances in the closing position.

A CV axle removing device, including a main body, including a first section to receive at least a portion of a CV axle therein, and a second section removably connected to at least a portion of the first section to receive at least a portion of the CV axle, such that the CV axle is disposed between the first section and the second section, and an attachment plate removably connected to at least a portion of at least one of an inner joint and an outer joint of the CV axle to receive at least a portion of a slide hammer therein.

The present invention is a system and method for providing a release tool comprised of a metal reinforced webbing that when unrolled is sufficiently strong enough to form a rigid length having one end with a hook that can be extended between the semi-trailer and the truck tractor frame and be attached to the latch mechanism, and having another end with a handle that the user may pull on to disengage the latch mechanism and release the semi-trailer from the fifth wheel, and wherein the release tool may then be rolled up or folded into a compact shape and stored for later use.