Patent ID: 8141461

Claim:
A method for remotely extracting a first threaded component and installing a second threaded component, the method comprising: providing a passage 172 to an inaccessible first threaded component 132 ; providing a wrench 200 comprising: a shaft 210 ; and a wrenching head 235 having at least two opposing jaws 240 substantially perpendicular to the shaft 210 and a socket 250 substantially parallel to the shaft 210 ; inserting the wrench 200 into the passage 172 ; engaging the first threaded component 132 with the wrenching head 235 ; applying a force to the wrench 200 ; extracting the first threaded component 132 ; engaging a second threaded component 138 with the wrenching head 235 ; applying a force to the wrench 200 ; and installing the second threaded component 138 in the aperture from which the first threaded component 132 was extracted.