Patent ID: 8176609

Claim:
A tool for removing automotive cylinder head stud washers and automotive cylinder head valve spring spacers, said tool comprising: a cylindrical body having a handle at one end and a first cylinder end and first cylinder pick-up surface having at least one magnet opposite the handle, said first cylinder end having a first diameter, said first cylinder pick-up surface comprising an end surface and a first central cavity that passes through the end surface, a plurality of magnets arranged equidistant around said first central cavity on the first cylinder end, the plurality of magnets forming the first cylinder pick-up surface for engaging a part protruding from said end surface, a second cylinder end opposite said first cylinder end, said second cylinder end having a second cylinder pick-up surface and a second plurality of magnets arranged equidistant around a second central cavity on said second cylinder end forming said second cylinder pick-up surface, said second cylinder end having a diameter smaller than said first cylinder end, wherein the first and second central cavity are of a diameter larger than a cylinder head stud such that the first and second pick-up surfaces can engage a part on said stud, wherein said cylindrical body further includes a central bore that extends the axial length of said body and wherein said first central cavity and said second central cavity is in fluid communication with said central bore.