Yvon Cournoyer wrote:


How does one remove the long oil filler tube and cap on the intermediate

housing and replace them with a very short one? Are they screwed in or
pressed in? Thank you, Yvon.

They are pressed in I think. Tracy, as I recall, said he stuck a pipe in

it and he wiggled

it back and fourth until it loosen and came out. I have seen others cut

them off

and weld a shorter piece on.

Paul Lamar

Pressed in is correct.  I put a large pipe wrench (or perhaps one of the new
Strap Wrenches) and gentle work the wrench back and forth until it breaks
loose and it begins turning and you just work it out of the hole.  You can
then shorten the tube, file off any rough burrs and press it back in - be
best to do it on a hydraulic press - but you can put a piece of wood over
the tube and gently tap it back in - keep it aligned,

Ed Anderson

Ed

 
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