removing ball oilers

[grimmeParticipant @grimme]

ive got a 70's student with broken ball oilers is there a way of removing them without drilling because of swarf ?

[grimmeParticipant @grimme]

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Screw a PK screw in the hole in the top of the oiler and lever it out with nail pulling pliers etc or a slide hammer or even a stack of washers under the head of the screw as you tighten it down.

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Search ‘oilers’. Read applicable threads, particularly the ‘press button oilers’.

[Brian WoodParticipant @brianwood45127]

Hopper has it right, the method works without generating any debris

Brian

[Bo’sunParticipant @bosun58570]

I've used screw extractors to good effect. A magnetic pick-up tool can be useful to make sure there isn't any broken spring in the hole. Any brass swarf might be a little more difficult, although tiny spoon ended dental picks can come to the rescue.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Sometimes you can just tap a small screwdriver under the lip and lever them out

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