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To remove a sludge trap, do everything that they all tell you: split cases , remove crank etc.
Remove flywheel bolt that locates the trap.
Drill the centrepunch mark out.
Use a big blade impact driver and remove the bung, if it is hard do this, stick the crank in the oven and worm it through at say 50' C and try again [wear gloves], usually this will soften the bung's grip.
Use a big bolt that has been modified with an angle grinder [taper the thread and cut three or four flutes in it so it looks a bit like a big thread tap].
Put the bolt into the sludge trap hollow and pretend to tighten the bolt into the hole. The bolt will work into the trap and after two or three turns will tighten onto the sludge traps walls and the trap will begin to spin in the crank.
Keep the bolt and sludge trap spinning and apply upward pressure, the sludge trap will spin out of the crank.
This method doesn't harm the sludge trap and it can be used again and again.
If the sludge trap is at all stubborn [and using this method I've never had one that was] put it back in the oven and warm it up again.
They tell me that putting the crank in a bucket of boiling hot water will do pretty much the same thing, but I've never used it. The oven with a good tray under it to catch any melting oil is all you need. If the better half complains about the smell of burning oil in her beautiful oven, wait til she goes shopping.
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[ This message was edited by: tridentt150v on 2007-04-27 05:17 ]
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