Patent ID: 8677591

Claim:
A system for disassembling a rotary machine that includes a casing including a plurality of arcuate channels defined therein, said system comprises: a mounting plate configured to couple to a casing of the rotary machine; a drilling system removably coupled to said mounting plate; a reaction bridge removably coupled to said mounting plate such that said reaction bridge is moveable along a length of said mounting plate, said reaction bridge comprises a forward support and a rear support that is substantially parallel to said forward support, each of said forward and rear supports comprise a first leg, a second leg, and a support beam extending therebetween; a force device comprising an actuator and a threaded rod extending therefrom, said force device is rotatably coupled to the reaction bridge support beam, said force device configured to apply a force to an end of a segment positioned in one of a plurality of casing channels; and a clevis assembly coupled to said threaded rod, said clevis assembly configured to engage the segment to facilitate removal of the segment from the rotary machine.