oil dipstick tube
Thread Starter
TECH Resident
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 878
Likes: 1
From: Twin Cities, MN
oil dipstick tube I just about have the whole exhaust off but cant get the oil dipstick tube out of the block. I unbolted the 15mm bolt holding it and tried pulling it from the top and bottom but the thing will not move at all. Is there another bolt somewhere that I am not seeing? How did you guys remove it?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Trending Topics
HA!
FINALLY someone else who had my problem! Mine was stuck like hell when i tried to remove it. I twisted, pulled, yanked, tugged, cursed, and it wouldn't come out. Finally it popped out minus about 1.5" of it, which was still stuck in the block. Took 3 days to get that piece out, finally tried using an ease-out, now i take one to bed with me every night.
Try twisting it in the hole a little bit while trying to pull it out. They come painted and i think that paint was tweaked up and keeping mine in the hole. I always dab a little grease around the close fitting part when i re-install mine.
FINALLY someone else who had my problem! Mine was stuck like hell when i tried to remove it. I twisted, pulled, yanked, tugged, cursed, and it wouldn't come out. Finally it popped out minus about 1.5" of it, which was still stuck in the block. Took 3 days to get that piece out, finally tried using an ease-out, now i take one to bed with me every night.
Try twisting it in the hole a little bit while trying to pull it out. They come painted and i think that paint was tweaked up and keeping mine in the hole. I always dab a little grease around the close fitting part when i re-install mine.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Five Reasons the Camaro Was the Most Pivotal Player in the Pony Car Wars 2.0
Brett Foote
10 Reasons the LS7 Is GM's Most Extreme Naturally Aspirated V8 Engine Ever
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
TECH Resident
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 878
Likes: 1
From: Twin Cities, MN
I took all of the advice and I still cant get that bitch out. It is stuck in there and will not move an inch. The only thing I can think of is removing the starter to gain more access. How hard would it be to remove the starter and reinstall it?
just did mine yesterday and it was a BITCH... heres what i did
after having a guy that benches 300+ lbs pull on it and still not come out i decided that another approch was needed
i went under the car, unbolted the starter, pulled it out (couple min job)
then i took a set of vice grips and clamped em to the bottom, then using a screwdriver pried it out while another guy was pulling from the top
mine was reaaaally in there
after having a guy that benches 300+ lbs pull on it and still not come out i decided that another approch was needed
i went under the car, unbolted the starter, pulled it out (couple min job)
then i took a set of vice grips and clamped em to the bottom, then using a screwdriver pried it out while another guy was pulling from the top
mine was reaaaally in there
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,535
Likes: 1
From: The Houndstooth
Mine was stuck pretty good..... I used a very small set of vice grips and long screwdriver.
DO pull the dipstick out first though
I didn't have to take my starter off... the small vice grips clamped onto the dipstick tube very tightly... then just used the screwdriver to prise it out against the vice grips and block...
It popped out and I about broke my hand
... getting it back in was harder for me.
DO pull the dipstick out first though
I didn't have to take my starter off... the small vice grips clamped onto the dipstick tube very tightly... then just used the screwdriver to prise it out against the vice grips and block...
It popped out and I about broke my hand
... getting it back in was harder for me.
Thread Starter
TECH Resident
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 878
Likes: 1
From: Twin Cities, MN
I'm going to remove the starter tomorrow and was wondering how many bolts are holding it and what size are they? Also, do you just bolt it back up when reinstalling it or is there some special way to do it?
Originally Posted by jmm98LS1
I just crack up at that picture for some reason, you can just feel the frustration!
TECH Resident
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 970
Likes: 4
From: England UK
Originally Posted by stillremains
I'm going to remove the starter tomorrow and was wondering how many bolts are holding it and what size are they? Also, do you just bolt it back up when reinstalling it or is there some special way to do it?
I expect you already disconnected th batery, just wanted to make sure.
