TL;DR: In this paper, a hand tool for removing and inserting ball and socket joint assemblies from front suspension arms without removal of these arms from the vehicle is presented, consisting of a side windowed tubular arbor press barrel having an annular suspension arm engaging mandrel at one end and a tapped head at the other end for a drive screw, which drive screw has a wrench engaging head at its outer end and thrust bearing at its inner end that engages selectively any one of three separate mandrels.
Abstract: A hand tool for removing and inserting ball and socket joint assemblies from Volkswagen vehicle front suspension arms without removal of these arms from the vehicle comprising: a side windowed tubular arbor press barrel having an annular suspension arm engaging mandrel at one end and a tapped head at the other end for a drive screw, which drive screw has a wrench engaging head at its outer end and a thrust bearing at its inner end that engages selectively any one of three separate mandrels - one for extraction of the joint assemblies, and the other two for the insertion of the joint assemblies in the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly, respectively. Each of these mandrels comprises a cylindrical member having a boss at one end which seats on the thrust bearing and a rim at the other end for engagement with the peripheral edge of the different joint assemblies, and a hollow center inside the rim for receiving the projecting parts of the joint assemblies.
TL;DR: In this article, quick connect fixtures and subfixtures are used in the press to save time and labor of the changeover process by using couplings and nipples attached to the fittings and sub-fixtures not unlike the couplings used for quick connection and release of air compressor hoses and hydraulic line hoses.
Abstract: Fixtures and subfixtures may be used to hold the component being pressed for greater precision. Quick connect fixtures and subfixtures may be used in the press to save time and labor of the changeover process by using couplings and nipples attached to the fixtures and subfixtures not unlike the couplings and nipples used for quick connection and release of air compressor hoses and hydraulic line hoses.
TL;DR: In this paper, a gear-faced lock is initially moved into meshing contact with the rack on the ram carriage so as to lick the same against continuous manual movement while the ram is further moved out of the carriage under the force of the hydraulics.
Abstract: An arbor press wherein the ram is adapted to be moved by a lever-operated pinion constantly in mesh with a rack attached to a ram carriage, with the ram continuously moved out of the ram carriage by hydraulic pressure. In the application of the hydraulic pressure so as to move the ram out of the ram carriage, a gear-faced lock is initially moved into meshing contact with the rack on the ram carriage so as to lick the same against continuous manual movement while the ram is further moved out of the ram carriage under the force of the hydraulics.
TL;DR: In this article, a lockwasher is positioned on the shaft by an arbor press that is referenced to a shoulder of the stator bearing assembly, thus compensating for length variations in stator manufacture.
Abstract: Means are disclosed for adjusting motor end play such that, despite variation from motor to motor in the distance between front and rear bearings on so-called skeleton motors, the end play can in all cases be brought to a minimum predetermined value. A lockwasher is positioned on the shaft by an arbor press that is referenced to a shoulder of the stator bearing assembly, thus compensating for length variations in stator manufacture.
TL;DR: In this article, a hard disk destruction apparatus is presented having a penetrating point that is manually pressed against a disk and the point has an angled tip designed to penetrate the hard disk casing and deform the platters within.
Abstract: A hard disk destruction apparatus is presented having a penetrating point that is manually pressed against a hard disk. The point has an angled tip designed to penetrate the hard disk casing and deform the hard disk platters within. The manual pressing avoids the use of any electrical power or other fuel. In one described embodiment, a mechanical arbor press provides the necessary force. A transparent safety shield surrounds the hard disk during destruction. A restraint prevents upward movement of the hard disk when the point is extracted.