Thread: Spiggot Bush Removal - HELP!

Hi,

Traditional method is to fill the hole with grease and belt said grease with a 'drift' approximating to the diameter of hole in the bush. Grease will not compress, so spigot bush goes vamoose.

My method (Chev, same issue)......... drill out one side of spigot bush (brass?) and persuade to collapse. Falls out.

Save on grease.

cheers, DL

Dear DL
Thanks for the info and suggestion - I was considering the drill method but thought there must be a tool for this surely or a 'proper' way.

Anyway after I posted this I resorted to Google and found

Method 1: Wet Toilet Paper (a variation on Grease method)

Pack the hole where spiggot bush sits with wet toilet paper and using a bolt that fits reasonable well to hit the bolt in, keep packing it with toilet paper between hits as it compresses a lot.

Method 2: Dyna Bolt Method

M20 dyna-bolt, as long as possible, Hammer, a weight of a barbell/dumbell, needs to have the 1/2" hole in the middle
Procedure:
Hammer the dyna bolt into the bearing until about 1cm of the sleave is inside the bearing. The m20 should be fairly snug in there. Once in, tighten the dyna bolt so that the head is drawn into the sleave, the tighter you can do it the better the grip.
Once satisfied its in there tight, remove the nut on the end, slide the weight on, replace the nut. Use the weight like a slide hammer and presto!!!

I have another engine on the floor and was considering testing the first and second method on it as a trial before doing the in car conversion on the Rangie Ute.


Skiboy

Hi,

Waste of toilet paper. Doesn't grow on trees you know! You could have had 20 done in this time using my method.

Is this the last known spigot bush of this type, or going into a museum intact or something?

Nike approach.

cheers, DL

I've only ever used the grease method, though I have heard of the toilet paper technique working.
Having said that, when I changed the clutch on my Disco, the spigot bush fell out in my hand!


Paul

Only ever done one, in a Cortina.
used a slide hammer, no problem

The grease trick is the best unless its a bearing type of spiggot as some fords use
But yes as has been said fill the hole with grease and for a drift ive used a 12" x 1/2" drive socket extention bar for a drift if its not thick enough wrap some electrical tape around it

Surely you aren't going to remove it and keep it?? I just break them out, they are only sintered bronze. I have sharpened an old large flat bladed screwdriver and use it to split the bush longitudinally and then the pieces get filed in the waste bin
New ones are less than $5.
JC

I used the dunny paper method with mine. Took about one minute, two hits and it was out.