Patent ID: 8074747

Claim:
A stabilizer assembly, comprising: a body having at least one longitudinally extending bearing pad receptacle therein; a bearing pad disposed in the at least one longitudinally extending bearing pad receptacle, the bearing pad including at least two longitudinally separated pad bores extending transversely therethrough; a plurality of body bores on laterally opposite sides of the at least one longitudinally extending bearing pad receptacle, each body bore of the plurality of body bores on a first side of the at least one longitudinally extending bearing pad receptacle aligned with a body bore of the plurality of body bores on a laterally opposite side of the at least one longitudinally extending bearing pad receptacle and with one of the at least two longitudinally separated pad bores; a lock rod extending through each of the at least two longitudinally separated pad bores and into each body bore aligned therewith; and a removable closure received in at least one body bore of the plurality of body bores outboard of an end of the lock rod, an exterior surface of the removable closure having threads engaging threads on a wall of the at least one body bore of the plurality of body bores.