Patent ID: 8074780

Claim:
A clutch adjuster for a clutch having a housing and a toothed adjusting ring, the clutch adjuster comprising: a substantially flat top plate adapted to be secured to the clutch housing; a fastener having a head and a shaft, the fastener being captured by an aperture in the substantially flat top plate such that the head of the fastener being arranged above a plane defined by the substantially flat top plate; a rotary gear having teeth adapted to mesh with the teeth of the adjusting ring, the rotary gear being securely connected to the shaft of the fastener below the plane defined by the substantially flat top plate; a locking member having at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion passing upward through the aperture of the substantially flat top plate and projecting therefrom and a remainder of the locking member disposed below the substantially flat top plate, the protrusion being configured to be in selective locking engagement with the head of the fastener; a resilient member disposed between the locking member and the rotary gear for resiliently biasing the locking member towards the substantially flat top plate.