Oil dipstick tube

[White Spyder]

Is the dipstick tube held in place by friction?  Any hints on how to remove it while in the car?  My car has a canister oil filter and I need to remove he lines to repair a leaking Welch plug that is behind them. 

[Sniper]

It's a press fit, easiest way to get it out is to use something that just fits in the hole from the bottom (which means oil pan comes off) and tap it out.  Never had any luck trying to wiggle or twist it out, I end up breaking them.

[White Spyder]

Don’t really want to drop the pan. Going to spray it down with PB Blaster and try rocking it loose. 

[DJ194950]

Is there a lip somewhere near the top of it?

 

If so some pliers I'd use maybe vice grips but only on the loose side of setting and tap upward with a medium size hammer moving of the pliers position around.  Worked several times for me but really ( if I remember-been several years) a lip is a key to me.

 

DJ

[kencombs]

get a bolt, drill or something that is a snug fit into the tube.  That way you can put Vice Grips on it without collapsing it.  Then hit them from the bottom up with a hammer while twisting and rocking.  Easy on the twist/rock as it can break at the block surface.

[White Spyder]

Great suggestions. It does have a lip at the top of the tube

Edited June 7, 2021 by White Spyder

[chrysler1941]

Use internal bearing puller. Also called blind bearing puller.

 

[Dodgeb4ya]

The 1946-48 Chrysler dipstick tubes are threaded into the block... not pressed in like the 23" engines in the Plymouth and dodge cars.

Edited June 7, 2021 by Dodgeb4ya

[Sniper]

3 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

The 1946-48 Chrysler dipstick tubes are threaded into the block... not pressed in like the 23" engines in the Plymouth and dodge cars.

 

You know, I never noticed his pic.  This is why telling us what you are working on is important.