Patent ID: 9636789
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B23P,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of displacing a turbine bucket from a slot in a turbomachine wheel using a displacement apparatus, wherein the displacement apparatus includes: a body, a linear actuator coupled to the body, and an engagement arm coupled to the linear actuator, the body including at least two turbomachine wheel engagement portions for engaging the turbomachine wheel, the at least two turbomachine wheel engagement portions each include a hook, the method comprising: detachably engaging the engagement arm of the displacement apparatus to the turbine bucket, wherein the engagement arm is attached to the linear actuator and the engagement arm is adapted to be actuated in a first axial direction by the linear actuator; engaging the turbomachine wheel with the at least two turbomachine wheel engagement portions by engaging each hook of turbomachine wheel engagement portions into lockwire tabs of the turbomachine wheel; and displacing the turbine bucket from a position within the slot of the turbomachine wheel in the first axial direction by linearly actuating the engagement arm with the linear actuator.