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An alignment assembly comprises an outer bushing received in an aperture of a work piece, and an eccentric bushing received in a passage of the inner bushing and rotated to align a passage of the eccentric bushing with passages of other work pieces and/or alignment assemblies. An alignment assembly

An alignment assembly comprises an outer bushing received in an aperture of a work piece, and an eccentric bushing received in a passage of the inner bushing and rotated to align a passage of the eccentric bushing with passages of other work pieces and/or alignment assemblies. An alignment assembly comprises an outer bushing received in an aperture of a work piece, inner bushing received in a passage of the outer bushing, and an eccentric bushing received in a passage of the inner bushing and rotated to align a passage of the eccentric bushing with passages of other work pieces and/or alignment assemblies mounted in other work pieces. Flanges and/or ends may be machined to accommodate off-center passages. The bushings may be secured via cold work expansion.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An alignment assembly, comprising: an eccentric bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, the body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the eccentric bushing forming a passage having a passage

The invention claimed is: 1. An alignment assembly, comprising: an eccentric bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, the body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the eccentric bushing forming a passage having a passage longitudinal axis laterally offset from the body longitudinal axis, the eccentric bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body; an inner bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end of the inner bushing, the body of the inner bushing having an outer surface defining a body longitudinal axis of the inner bushing and an inner surface forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the eccentric bushing, and the inner bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, with an upper surface that is not perpendicular to the body longitudinal axis of the inner bushing; and an outer bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the outer bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the inner bushing, the outer bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, with an upper surface that is not perpendicular to the body longitudinal axis of the outer bushing. 2. The alignment assembly of claim 1 wherein the radially extending flange of the eccentric bushing includes a beveled surface. 3. The alignment assembly of claim 1 wherein the radially extending flange of the inner bushing includes a longitudinal thickness that varies circumferentially. 4. The alignment assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a washer. 5. The alignment assembly of claim 4 wherein the washer is located between the radially extending flange of the inner bushing and the second end of the outer bushing. 6. The alignment assembly of claim 4 wherein the washer includes a longitudinal thickness that varies circumferentially. 7. The alignment assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of the respective bushings is formed with a split oriented substantially parallel to the respective body longitudinal axis of the bushing. 8. The alignment assembly of claim 1, wherein the passage of the eccentric bushing is centered about the passage longitudinal axis of the eccentric bushing throughout a longitudinal length of the tubular body of the eccentric bushing. 9. An alignment system to facilitate a coupling between at least a first and a second work piece, the alignment system comprising: a first alignment assembly comprising: a first eccentric bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, the body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the eccentric bushing forming a passage having a passage longitudinal axis laterally offset from the body longitudinal axis, the eccentric bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body; a first inner bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the first inner bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the first eccentric bushing, and the first inner bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, an upper surface of the flange beveled to accommodate an off-centered machining of the passage of the first inner bushing; and a first outer bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the first outer bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the first inner bushing, the first outer bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, an upper surface of the flange beveled to accommodate an off-centered machining of the passage of the first outer bushing, where the body of the first out bushing is received in an aperture formed in the first work piece secured therein via cold work expansion, the body of the first inner bushing is received in the passage of the first outer bushing and secured therein via cold work expansion, and the body of the eccentric bushing is received in the passage of the first inner bushing and secured therein via cold work expansion; a second alignment assembly comprising: a second eccentric bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, the body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the second eccentric bushing forming a passage having a passage longitudinal axis laterally offset from the body longitudinal axis, the second eccentric bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body; a second inner bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the second inner bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the second eccentric bushing, and the second inner bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, an upper surface of the flange beveled to accommodate an off-centered machining of the passage of the second inner bushing; and a second outer bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the second outer bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the second inner bushing, the second outer bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, an upper surface of the flange beveled to accommodate an off-centered machining of the passage of the second outer bushing, where the body of the second out bushing is received in an aperture formed in the second work piece secured therein via cold work expansion, the body of the second inner bushing is received in the passage of the second outer bushing and secured therein via cold work expansion, and the body of the eccentric bushing is received in the passage of the second inner bushing and secured therein via cold work expansion, and wherein at least one of the first and the second eccentric bushings is rotated about the respective body longitudinal axis of the at least one eccentric bushing to substantially align the passages of the first and the second eccentric bushings. 10. The alignment system of claim 9, further comprising: a third alignment assembly comprising: a third eccentric bushing comprising a generally tubular body formed about a body longitudinal axis, the body of the third eccentric bushing having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the third eccentric bushing forming a passage having a passage longitudinal axis laterally offset from the body longitudinal axis, the third eccentric bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body; and an outer bushing comprising a generally tubular body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, the body of the outer bushing forming a passage sized to closely receive the body of the third eccentric bushing, and the outer bushing having a radially extending flange proximate the first end of the body, where the body of the outer bushing is received in an aperture formed in a third work piece secured therein via cold work expansion, the body of the third eccentric bushing is received in the passage of the outer bushing and secured therein via cold work expansion; wherein the third eccentric bushing is rotated about the body longitudinal axis to substantially align the body longitudinal axis of the third eccentric bushing with the body longitudinal axis of one of the first or second eccentric bushings. 11. The alignment system of claim 9 wherein the radially extending flange of at least one of the eccentric bushings includes a beveled surface. 12. The alignment system of claim 9 wherein the radially extending flange of at least one of the inner bushings includes a longitudinal thickness that varies circumferentially. 13. The alignment system of claim 9, further comprising: at least one washer to fill a gap in the system. 14. The alignment system of claim 13 wherein the at least one washer includes a longitudinal thickness that varies circumferentially. 15. The alignment system of claim 9 wherein at least one of the respective bushings is formed with a split oriented substantially parallel to the respective body longitudinal axis of the bushing. 16. The alignment system of claim 9, wherein the passage of the first eccentric bushing is centered about the passage longitudinal axis of the first eccentric bushing throughout a longitudinal length of the tubular body of the first eccentric bushing. 17. A method of aligning coupling structures on at least a first and a second work piece, the method comprising: locating a first outer bushing having a passage in an aperture formed in the first work piece; locating a first inner bushing having a passage in the passage of the first outer bushing; securing the first outer bushing and the first inner bushing in the aperture and the passage, respectively, via cold work expansion; locating a second outer bushing having a passage in an aperture formed in the second work piece; locating a second inner bushing in the passage of the second outer bushing; securing the second outer bushing and the second inner bushing in the aperture and the passage, respectively, via cold work expansion; locating a first eccentric bushing having a passage in the passage of the first inner bushing, the first eccentric bushing having a first end, a second end opposed to the first end, an inner circumference formed about a first axis, and an outer circumference formed about a second axis laterally offset from the first axis; locating a second eccentric bushing having a passage in the passage of the second inner bushing; rotating at least one of the first and the second eccentric bushing to approximately align the passages thereof; and securing the first eccentric bushing with the first inner bushing and securing the second eccentric bushing with the second inner bushing via cold work expansion and after the respective eccentric bushing passages have been approximately aligned. 18. The method of claim 17 for further aligning coupling structures on at least the first and the second work pieces with a coupling structure on a third work piece, the method further comprising: locating a third outer bushing having a passage in an aperture formed in the third work piece; securing the third outer bushing in the aperture via cold work expansion; locating a third eccentric bushing having a passage in the passage of the third outer bushing; rotating at least one of the first, the second, and the third eccentric bushing to approximately align the passages thereof; and securing the third eccentric bushing with the passage thereof approximately aligned with the passages of the first and the second eccentric bushings via cold work expansion. 19. The method of claim 17, further comprising: locating at least one washer between at least a first pair of the respective bushings. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising: checking an alignment of the respective eccentric bushings with a mandrel. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein the inner and outer circumferences of the first eccentric bushing are centered about the respective first and second axes of the first eccentric bushing throughout a longitudinal length of the first eccentric bushing between the first and second ends of the first eccentric bushing.