Patent ID: 6094963
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B21D,B23P

Abstract:
A method of repairing a deformation in material around a finger-receiving hole in an auger tube, comprising the steps of:removing a finger and its associated bearing from the auger tube to reveal the finger receiving hole;inserting an inner plate having a radius of curvature conforming to the radius of curvature of the auger tube inside the auger tube, said inner plate having a first opening that is aligned with said finger-receiving hole, wherein of central opening of said inner plate comprises female threads therein;placing an outer plate having a radius of curvature conforming to the radius of curvature of the auger tube on the outer face of the auger tube, said outer plate having a second opening that is aligned with said finger-receiving hole and with said first opening of said inner plate; andinserting a threaded bolt through said second opening of said outer plate, said finger receiving hole, said first opening of said inner plate, and into said female threads to clamp said inner and outer plates together, thereby pressing the deformation out of the auger tube.