Patent ID: 7716827

Claim:
A tool for installing a reluctor ring on a crankshaft comprising: a cylindrical, hollow tool body having a first end and a second end, at least said second end having a cylindrical open end configured to match a flywheel flange, said tool body having an interior cylindrical surface defining an interior of said tool body and an exterior cylindrical surface extending parallel with and to said interior cylindrical surface and defining an exterior of said tool body; a first alignment dowel located within said hollow portion of said tool body and extending downwardly towards said second open end generally parallel to said interior cylindrical surface; a second alignment dowel connected to a flange extending from said exterior cylindrical surface of said tool body, said second alignment dowel extending downwardly in a direction of said second open end and generally parallel to said first alignment dowel; wherein said first and second alignment dowels are so located and spaced, one with respect to the other in the same spatial distance as spacing between a crankshaft reference aperture and a reluctor ring reference aperture such that said first and second alignment dowels physically align with said respective crankshaft and reluctor ring reference apertures.