| 摘要 |
A manually operated gear pliers apparatus, and a method for its use, with opposing jaws having cut away and precisely configured distal ends that allow a secure fit between adjacent external teeth on a ratio gear in the quick-change rear end of a race vehicle, and also having stops for the front and back of a supported gear, so that one hot gear at a time can be rapidly and neatly extracted from the hot quick-change rear end and safely transported to an intermediate location pending further use, without the direct contact between hot gear, hot gear lube, and operator that can lead to operator injury. The present invention comprises two elongated, single-piece lever members pivotally connected at a fulcrum, each lever member having a straight lower handle with an insulated distal portion; an upper handle transitionally angled relative to the lower handle; and a jaw element perpendicularly extended with respect to the upper handle. Each lever member is preferably made from aluminum rod to quickly dissipate heat, with more than three-fourths of the jaw element distal ends cut away and formed into five angled, flat surfaces that extend at least two inches in length. The most anticipated application, although not limited thereto, is use during track testing, race practice, and qualifying sessions with race vehicles having a quick-change rear end to rapidly change out hot ratio gears as part of an effort to determine optimal vehicle performance under a specified set of track conditions.
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