Patent ID: 8347473

Claim:
A stud installation tool comprising: a slide shaft, where said slide shaft includes a pair of arms angled towards each other; a slide bar, where said slide bar has a triangular head at an end engaged within said pair of arms to enable said slide bar to move along said slide shaft without disengaging; a receiving brace attached to said slide shaft at an opposing end from said slide bar, positioned parallel to said slide bar, where said receiving brace includes a threaded hole; a bolt threaded through said slide bar and extending down and through said threaded hole; a bolt head fastened to said bolt, where said bolt head is positioned above said slide bar next to said slide shaft; and a stud holder connected to said slide bar at an end opposite from said triangular head wherein said stud holder includes an opening to accept a stud after said stud is slid through a hole in an axle plate and positioned between said receiving brace and said stud holder.