| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a foot-actuated press assembly adapted to hold and operate upon an automotive gear reduction starter drive assembly having a housing with a gear reduction shaft rotatable between two bore bushings therein. The foot-actuated press assembly includes a frame and a support plate coupled to the frame. A pair of alignment dows are coupled to the support plate for engaging bolt holes located in the starter drive housing for locating a rotational axis of the gear reduction shaft in known registration with the frame. A locking device is coupled to the support plate for being movably juxtaposed adjacent to the support plate for locking the starter drive housing therebetween. A plunger rod is movably coupled to the frame in registration with the alignment dows for operatively coupling with and exerting an axial pressure on the gear reduction shaft in a direction toward the support plate. A foot actuator is coupled to the frame and to the plunger rod for being depressed by the foot of the operator, thereby forcing the plunger rod into communication with a first end of the gear reduction shaft. A shaft holder is also coupled to the frame adjacent the plunger rod but spaced from the support plate. The shaft holder is located in known registration with the plunger rod and the alignment dows for receiving and locating the gear reduction shaft with a second end thereof adjacent to the first one of the bore bushings. A tapered sleeve is provided to receive and expand thereon a retainer ring. As the tapered sleeve is forced through one of the bore bushings by the gear reduction shaft and the plunger rod, the retainer ring is expanded and forced onto the larger gear reduction shaft for being mated with its appropriate groove therein.
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