Patent ID: 7013760

Claim:
A torque reaction control jig that is adapted to transfer reaction torque from a drive member to a support member upon threading of a nut onto a threaded member, said jig comprising: a jig body, said jig body including an adaptor portion that is adapted to be secured to the drive member in a non-rotatable fashion; an alignment member extending from the jig body, said alignment member being adapted to slidably receive a portion of said support member; a barrier member secured to said jig body and serving to engage the support member should said alignment member be out of alignment with said support member, engagement between said barrier member and said support member preventing further tightening of the nut onto the threaded member; and, wherein said adaptor member includes a splined bore, said alignment member includes a pair of nests, said barrier member being integrally secured to the nests extending between and interconnecting the nests, the barrier member and the nests being permanently affixed to one another and to a front surface of the alignment body, the barrier member being formed in an inverted T-shape, having a lower arm extending between the nests and a leg extending upwardly from a central portion of the lower arm.