Patent ID: 6804897
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
Apparatus to align an input shaft of a differential gear of a rear wheel drive vehicle with an output shaft of a transmission thereof, comprisinga first attachment detachably mounted to a one of the input shaft of the differential gear and the output shaft of the transmission, a second attachment detachably mounted to an other of the input shaft of the differential gear and the output shaft of the transmission, the first attachment comprising a laser selectively emitting a first light beam toward the second attachment, the first light beam coaxial with the one of the input shaft and the output shaft to which the first attachment is detachably mounted, the second attachment comprising a target element having a region thereof aligned with the axis of the other of the input shaft and the output shaft to which the second attachment is detachably mounted, the target element intersecting the first light beam when the input shaft of the differential gear is generally aligned with the output shaft of the transmission.