Wheeled vehicle kingpin bolt removing tool

Abstract

A wheeled vehicle kingpin bolt-replacement tool is disclosed manufactured from a rigid material, which facilitates bolt removal. The tool allows a baseplate to be inserted along two perpendicular intersection channels. A first channel engages the baseplate to prevent movement upon application of force while the second channel allows sufficient clearance for the kingpin bolt that is bound to the baseplate to be forcefully struck and removed from the base plate. A method is also disclosed for using the tool of the present invention to remove a kingpin bolt from a baseplate upon application of force.

1 . A wheeled vehicle kingpin bolt replacement tool, comprising: 
 a rigid device having two perpendicular intersecting channels formed on a first end and having a depth extending towards an opposite second end;    the first channel adapted to receive a truck baseplate;    the second channel adapted to receive a kingpin mounted onto the truck baseplate and having an opening on at least one end of the channel extending along a predetermined depth of the channel.    
   
   
       2 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 1 , wherein the first channel is closed at the opposite second end.  
   
   
       3 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 2 , wherein the first channel has a width of approximately between 2 and 5 inches.  
   
   
       4 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 3 , wherein the first channel has a width of approximately between 3 and 4 inches.  
   
   
       5 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 1 , wherein the second channel is closed at one end.  
   
   
       6 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 5 , wherein the closed end of the second channel includes a bolt receiving recess.  
   
   
       7 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 6 , wherein the recess extends below the intersection point of the two channels.  
   
   
       8 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 5 , wherein the second channel has a width of approximately between 1 and 6 inches.  
   
   
       9 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 8 , wherein the second channel has a width of approximately between 1.5 and 4 inches.  
   
   
       10 . The bolt replacement tool of  claim 1 , wherein the tool is manufactured in plastic.  
   
   
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