Patent ID: 7428779

Claim:
A tool for measuring play between relatively movable parts of an assembly, comprising: a fluid-operated device comprising a housing and a through-rod that has opposite ends protruding from opposite ends of the housing and that is movable relative to the housing; a first element on one end of the through-rod for attaching the through-rod to one of the relatively movable parts; a second element for attaching the housing to the other of the relatively movable parts; a third element on the other end of the through-rod for moving the through-rod to attach the first element to the one part when fluid is not operating the device; and a measuring device comprising a body mounted on the housing of the fluid operated device for measuring relative movement that occurs between the through-rod and the housing when, with the first element attached to the first part and the second element attached to the second part, fluid operates the fluid-operated device to impart movement to the through-rod.