Patent ID: 7131197

Claim:
A seal installation tool for inserting an engine seal into a seal housing surrounding an engine shaft, said seal installation tool comprising: a main screw having a distal end adapted for attachment to the engine shaft; a pressure nut attached to said main screw and selectively movable along a length of said main screw between a head portion of the main screw and said distal end; a seal guide assembly slidably inserted onto said main screw, said seal guide assembly having a seal mount portion, said seal mount portion being insertable through the engine seal such that the engine seal is mounted on said seal mount portion; and said pressure nut being movable against said seal guide assembly to urge said seal guide assembly towards said distal end whereby the engine seal is delivered into the seal housing; wherein said main screw includes threading complimentary to interior threading of the engine shaft whereby said main screw is attachable to the engine shaft.