Claims
- 1. A method of using a pulling tool for pulling off a rotor of a motor or a fan from a shaft, said pulling tool comprising an elongated screw having a first end and a second end, a housing with which said screw is threadingly received, said housing comprising a first open end through which threadingly passes said screw, and a second open end through which protrudes said second end of said screw, said housing comprising at least first securing means for releasably holding a fan, said first securing means comprising a plurality of hooked securing arm-members, each said arm-member having a first end and a second hooked end, said second end of each said arm-member being capable of being hung so as to protrude beyond said second open end of said housing, said housing comprising a first, relatively-narrower section having a first end constituting said first open end, and a second end; and a second, relatively-larger section having a first end connected to said second end of said first section, and a second end constituting said second open end of said housing; said first end of said second section comprising an annular surface portion; said annular surface portion having groove means formed therein for receiving said second ends of said arm-members, said method comprising:(a) inserting said first ends of said plurality of arm-members in said groove means; and (b) slidingly moving said first ends in said groove means in order to achieve a desired spacing between said first ends, whereby said arm-members are spaced apart in an optimal fashion.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said groove-means comprises a continuous groove extending for a full 360 degrees about said annular surface, said step (b) providing a substantially infinite spacing-adjustment capability between said arm-members.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/966,681 filed on Nov. 10, 1997, now abandoned and a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/061,362, filed on May 12, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,390,404, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/900,348, filed on Jun. 18, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,211,211, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/737,046, filed on Jul. 29, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,211.
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