Patent ID: 8402806

Claim:
A method of expanding an expandable member, the method comprising: positioning an expansion assembly in a hole of the expandable member, the expansion assembly including an expandable jaw, an expandable jaw passageway extending through the expandable jaw, and a sleeve positioned in the expandable jaw passageway; expanding the expandable member from a first configuration to a second configuration by moving an expansion mandrel in a first direction through the expandable jaw passageway of the expandable jaw of the expansion assembly such that the sleeve is located between the expandable jaw and the expansion mandrel in at least a portion of the expandable jaw passageway and such that an expandable portion of the expandable jaw positioned in the hole expands the expandable member, wherein the expandable member is expanded while the expandable jaw is generally axially fixed relative to the expandable member; and after expanding the expandable member, moving the expansion mandrel in a second direction opposite the first direction through the expandable jaw causing the expandable portion of the expandable jaw to collapse inwardly an amount sufficient to allow removal of the expansion assembly from the expanded expandable member.