Patent ID: 6921236

Claim:
A method for repairing a threaded object, the method comprising the steps of: supplying a tool comprising: a body including a through bore containing at least one threaded cutting tooth, said through bore being coaxial with an axis of rotation of said tool, said body further defining a lever arm extending laterally from and pivotally relative to said axis of rotation, a slotted area in said body, said slotted area extending inwardly to intersect said through bore, and a polygonal opening laterally spaced from said through bore, said polygonal opening said opening arranged to receive a removable lever arm extension member having a like polygonal configuration as said opening; supplying a threaded object needing rethreading; bringing said threaded object towards said rethreading tool at an angle generally perpendicular to the axis of through bore; entering said threaded object into said through bore; inserting said removable lever arm extension into said polygonal opening means; and rotating said removable lever arm extension in a clockwise motion around said axis of rotation so that the tool also rotates in a clockwise motion until the said threaded object is sufficiently rethreaded.