Patent ID: 6581908
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B25H,B66F

Abstract:
A mechanism for raising and lowering parts of a vehicle during service thereon, the mechanism comprising:a jack assembly having a mobile base with a jack portion supported thereon in a generally upright position, wherein the jack portion has a piston and a cylinder, a portion of the piston being slidably received in the cylinder and movable along a longitudinal axis of the jack assembly between extended and retracted positions, and wherein the piston has a distal end opposite the portion received in the cylinder; a jig carriage coupled with the distal end of the piston and having a body and an arm, the arm having a proximal end which is pivotally coupled with the body and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the arm of the jig carriage includes a bore therethrough; and a vehicle part jig removably coupled with the distal end of the arm of the jig carriage, wherein the jig is a clutch jig for adapting the mechanism to couple with a clutch of the vehicle to support and align the components of the clutch during assembly, disassembly and repair, wherein the clutch jig is an elongate cylindrical member having a longitudinal axis, and wherein the clutch jig has a plurality of splines on an exterior surface thereof for sliding engagement with the vehicle clutch, the splines being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the clutch jig, wherein the clutch jig includes a shaft and a sleeve, the sleeve being rotatably and removably received on the shaft, wherein the splines are located on an exterior surface of the sleeve, and wherein the clutch jig is coupled with the jig carriage by a proximal end of the shaft being removably received in the bore of the jig carriage.