Patent ID: 7263868

Claim:
A method for simultaneously reforming and reprofiling a workpiece, comprising: holding the workpiece in a substantially stationary position; providing a reforming assembly, comprising: a roller block having an outer edge and a leading surface, said leading surface aligned in opposing relationship to the workpiece; at least one pair of outside reprofile members that extend outwardly from said leading surface of said roller block; at least one pair of reform members that project outwardly from said roller block leading surface and that include a flange sized to engage a support member on the workpiece; a biasing member in operable engagement with said pair of reform members, wherein when a force is applied to said flange, at least one of said pair of reform members moves outwardly toward said annular edge; and rotating said reforming assembly around said workpiece; and engaging the annular support member of the workpiece with said pair of reform members, wherein an inner surface of said annular support member is reformed to a preferred geometry and an outer surface of said annular support member is reprofiled to a preferred geometry at substantially the same time.