A method for tightening or loosening components of a hammer assembly is comprises inserting a tool into an aperture defined by at least one component of the hammer assembly in order to engage the drive structure of a tensioning member, moving the drive structure of the tensioning member, and moving at least one draw member operatively associated with the tensioning member.

The present invention provides a means to achieve enhanced control of repair forces in the automotive body repair industry. In particular, the present invention provides a modified slide hammer and a method to achieve repair through the controlled application of forces otherwise not attainable with existing embodiments. Additionally, the present invention provides an ease of use and versatility of application and mounting at the site of the work in conjunction with and in line with existing devices used in the repair process. The application of the present invention provides increased reliability in the delivery of intended forces at the site of the work. Further, the inherent isolation of repair forces to the intended site of the work by the use of the present invention reduces the likelihood of secondary damage, material waste, or catastrophic failure thereby also enhancing the safety of the operator and the effectivity of repair. Specifically, the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with existing frame pullers in the automotive body repair industry to affect repair while providing facility to avoid obstructions in the path of applied forces.

A slide hammer tool including a shaft having first and second opposing ends, a handle slidably coupled to the shaft, and a slide hammer weight assembly removable coupled to the handle via threaded fasteners. The slide hammer weight assembly including a number of slide hammer weights coupled together.

A compression strength attachment block has a tension strength attachment loop pivotally attached to the block. The loop hooks around a lever tool adjacent to a working end for enhanced attack angle and increased leverage in fastener extraction, prying, and lifting work. Magnets on a tool attachment face assist in aligning and holding the block to the lever tool. End magnets hold fasteners after extraction or before insertion. Recesses in the block contain or retain other working tools.

A demolition hammer includes a housing defining an interior cavity, a power cell having a front head, and a wear plate. The power cell is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing. The wear plate is interposed between the housing and the front head of the power cell. The wear plate includes a body defining a central longitudinal axis. The body has a face that includes a bottom end, a top end in spaced relationship to the bottom end along the central longitudinal axis, and a pair of lateral edges in spaced relationship to each other along a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. The face includes an interface surface that defines at least one channel extending along the central longitudinal axis and that is in proximate relationship with the front head of the power cell.

A reversible bushing for a hydraulic hammer is provided. The reversible bushing includes a body having a first end, a second end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The reversible bushing includes a first notch provided in relation to a center of symmetry. The reversible bushing includes a first channel provided on the first end of the body. The reversible bushing includes a second channel provided on the second end of the body. The reversible bushing also includes a first groove provided on the first end of the body. The reversible bushing further includes a second groove provided on the second end of the body. The first channel and the second channel are equidistant with respect to the center of symmetry. The first groove and the second groove are equidistant with respect to the center of symmetry.

A bushing assembly for a reciprocating device is provided. The bushing assembly includes a hollow bushing housing, a collet guide member, and an adjuster mechanism. The hollow bushing housing has a substantially cylindrical shape and an angled inner sidewall. The collet guide member is disposed radially inward from and contacts the angled inner sidewall of the hollow bushing housing. The adjuster mechanism contacts a lower surface of the collet guide member and urges the collet guide member along the angled inner sidewall of the hollow bushing housing.

A hammer accessory is capable of being affixed to a head of a hammer and configured to increase leverage for effectively removing nails from a surface while protecting the surface from being damaged. The hammer accessory includes a body having a central wall section, a first lateral wall section affixed to a first side of the central wall section, and a second lateral wall section affixed to a second side of the central wall section. Notably, the first lateral wall section and the second lateral wall section are equidistantly and oppositely offset from the centrally axis. Each of the first lateral wall section and the second lateral wall section is provided with friction-inducing members extending towards the centrally registered longitudinal axis.

A universal ball joint installation and removal tool kit for the purpose of service and repair or removal and installation of ball joint suspension components includes at least one tool assembly comprising a rod member having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of adapter members for mechanical attachment or engagement with respective ones of different sized ball joint suspension components. Each of the adapter members is configured to attach at the second end of the rod member. When servicing a ball joint suspension component, a selected adapter member is mechanically attached to a particular ball joint suspension component and attached at the second end of the rod member, which is used to install or remove the particular ball joint suspension component via a slidable weight along the rod member or pulling or pushing the rod member relative to the particular ball joint suspension component.

A multifunctional substrate repair tool that has a linear body and a plurality of implements on both ends. A head on one end houses a nail claw and ports for selective attachment of blades on the sides and on the top. The ports connect one or more arced blades, each having a striking surface, for penetrating and breaking apart substrate filler layer. Repeated strikes encompassing the fastener head removes filler layer material. A grip connects the head to a bulbous end having at least one of a peen and a protrusion. These are used to indent substrate features and, together with an optional abrasive surface, also located on bulbous end, to dress the cavity left by the blade and nail claw functions. The bulbous end is used as a strike surface for blade and indenting features alike.