. Railway age gazette . ector Connections bonnet will have a snug fit. and Fig. 2 shows tlie constructionof the jig. The body A contains three slots for the adjustableblock B. Each block has a small steel roller which rolls theinjector connection back into shape. The blocks are held in place by a pin D on each side of the slots, and they are forcedin by a set screw. The handle F is applied to the body at Hand is long enough to give sufficient leverage to turn the jigafter the set screws have been set up. One of the connectionswhich is to be closed up is shown at E, and C is the plug whichis sc
. Railway age gazette . ector Connections bonnet will have a snug fit. and Fig. 2 shows tlie constructionof the jig. The body A contains three slots for the adjustableblock B. Each block has a small steel roller which rolls theinjector connection back into shape. The blocks are held in place by a pin D on each side of the slots, and they are forcedin by a set screw. The handle F is applied to the body at Hand is long enough to give sufficient leverage to turn the jigafter the set screws have been set up. One of the connectionswhich is to be closed up is shown at E, and C is the plug whichis screwed in the connection while it is being rolled. The ex-pander is shown in Fig. 3, and consists of a sectional steelbushing and a tapered plug. The inside of the bushing isbored to correspond to the taper of the plug and the outsidecontains a groove for a steel snap ring to hold the four sectionsin line. The bushing is made to fit the smallest hole to be ex-panded, the taper in the plug taking care of the larger Fig. 4—Bulldozer Equipped for Shearing Rivets from Truck Transoms The plug is driven in by a hammer and the bushing is turnedfrequently to prevent ridges forming on the inside of the hole. C.\R TRUCK TRANSOMS An inexpensive method of shearing rivets from freight cartruck transoms is shown in Figs. 4, S and 6, A No. 4 Williams& White bulldozer is equipped with the shear F as shown inFig. 4. This shear is bolted to two heavy angle bars, whichare riveted to a plate and the plate is bolted to the face ofthe bulldozer. The transom is held as shown in Fig. 5. It israised to the proper height by the wedge A and the bar B, the
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