Patent ID: 7001121

Claim:
A method for trimming a newly-installed sleeve liner after the liner is positioned in a cylinder bore of a combustion engine component, comprising steps of: providing a trimmer including a trimming tool adapted to trim a protruding end of the newly-installed sleeve liner and including a tool holder operably supporting the trimming tool, the tool holder having a first section shaped and adapted to stably engage the combustion engine component and to receive the protruding end of the sleeve liner and also having a second section operably supporting the trimming tool for rotation and for axial movement toward a selected cylinder bore when the tool holder is attached to the combustion engine component; setting a stop mechanism to limit the trimming tool to cutting only down to a flush condition on the engine component; securing the tool holder to a face of the engine component; operating the trimming tool to shave off the protruding end; and wherein the tool holder includes a tie-down device comprising a clamp plate engaging the first section, the clamp plate including first holes, and also includes bolts adapted for engaging mating threaded holes in the engine component, and wherein the step of securing the tool holder includes extending the bolts through the first holes and into threaded engagement with the threaded holes.