NWade wrote: Was curious if anyone had a different idea that was faster than waiting for the part to ship; but I guess I'll have to wait.
--Noel
Rynoth wrote:I've removed my plunger once by taking a 1/2 inch wooden dowel, cutting out a notch in the tip of it with my band saw, then inserting a little wooden wedge into the new notch, as in this photo:
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The dowel is just a little bit smaller than the inside diameter of the plunger, but when I tapped the other end of the dowel with a mallet, it pushed the wedge into the notch and expanded the dowel within the plunger, giving me a solid grip on the plunger, which I then removed.
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daleandee wrote:
That's a great tip/trick that you shared there. Thanks!
NWade wrote:Update: Well, I might be screwed. Although I swear I tested this oil plunger for free movement inside the oil passage before installing it into the engine permanently, it is wedged up inside the passage _tight_.
Open to ideas that don't mean pulling the engine off the airframe, tearing it down to its component parts, and possibly getting a new case half... *sigh*
NWade wrote:Open to ideas that don't mean pulling the engine off the airframe, tearing it down to its component parts, and possibly getting a new case half... *sigh*
--Noel
Area 51% wrote:My VW repair book (Bentley publications) recommends a 10mm tap into the plunger to remove them.
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