Patent ID: 7596846

Claim:
A method for determining a fastener hole length, comprising: forming a temporary fastener that includes a cylindrical-shaped body having a longitudinal axis, and a moveable member that is moveable along said longitudinal axis relative to said cylindrical-shaped body, wherein said moveable member is mounted on a shaft that extends from a rotatable member, and wherein forming said temporary fastener comprises: providing a scale on said cylindrical-shaped body: providing a groove in said cylindrical-shaped body adjacent said scale: and providing an indicator on said moveable member: inserting said temporary fastener into a fastener hole of a structure having a thickness; applying a clamp-up force to said structure with said temporary fastener, wherein applying said clamp-up force comprises rotating said rotatable member to move said shaft and said moveable member mounted thereon along said longitudinal axis to move said indicator relative to said scale; observing said indicator through said groove; and reading said scale at the position of said indicator to determine a length of said fastener hole.