Patent ID: 6964408

Claim:
A cable adjustment tool for engaging a pair of lug nuts attached to a cable and spaced from each other, said tool comprising: an upper bar having a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end, said first end having a slot extending therein for receiving a first of the lug nuts; a lower bar having a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end, said first end of said lower bar having an indentation extending therein for receiving a second of the lug nuts; a rod being attached to and extending between said bottom side of said upper bar and said top side of said lower bar such that said indentation and said slot are substantially aligned, said rod being threaded and having a break therein; and a sleeve having an upper end and a lower end, said sleeve having a threaded bore extending through said upper and lower ends, said threaded bore having first half having a first direction of threads and a second half having a second direction of threads, said rod being positioned in and threadably coupled to said sleeve, wherein rotation of said sleeve in a first direction moves said upper and lower bars toward each other and rotation of said sleeve in a second direction moves said upper and lower bars away from each other.