Patent ID: 6029331
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B25B,B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
A drum brake shoe spreading hand tool for spreading apart upper ends of a pair of brake shoes of the type used in brake drum assemblies having a housing carrying a pin and a brake cylinder in adjacent positions with each of the brake shoes being urged at said upper end into contact with said pin and said brake cylinder and into contact at a second lower end with an adjusting member by tensioning members, said tool comprising:a pair of fork members each having a pair of depending prongs;a shaft having screw threads along its length carrying a first of said fork members in a stationary position and a second of said fork members for driven motion by said screw threads longitudinally of said shaft; whereby,said prongs of said fork members, when positioned to be substantially adjacent each other may be inserted on opposite sides of said pin and into engagement with said upper ends of said brake shoes, said shaft may be rotated to move said fork members and said upper ends of said brake shoes in diverging directions a distance sufficient to spread and separate said upper ends of said brake shoes from said pin and said brake cylinder, freeing said brake cylinder for repair while maintaining said tensioning members, adjustment member and brake shoes interconnected within said housing.