Broken vacuum tree removal

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Vacuume tree has broken off, not uncommen but i've got a brass one to use.

 

Any tips on how to remove it without butchering up the thread?

 

[XES 859]

Cut down the side of it with a hacksaw blade deep enough to go through but not damage the threads. Then tap a small flat bladed screwdriver in behind it to collapse it on itself and pull it out. Pretty easy to do mark. Easy outs never work as the plastic is too brittle and it just breaks off.

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Cheers pete!! I'll give it a shot!!

[blownxd393 25]

Take manifold off. Get a small hacksaw blade and cut down top and bottom the pick it out with a small seal pick.

 

Then clean out manifold and re-fit.

 

If its just a bunka engine , hack saw it whilst your buddy holds a vacume cleaner next to it to catch the crap as you saw it.

[blownxd393 25]

Beat me too it lol ^^^^

[FORD_MAN 1,026]

replace intake manifold with a performer LOL

[Valvebouncer 2,389]

Heat up a flat blade screwdriver with a butane torch or oxy then stick it in a melt into the remains of the vacuum tree. Let it cool and then just unscrew it out. I do this all the time on busted radiator drain plugs too.

[bear351c 10,273]

Cigarette lighter and a can of Aerostart. 

 

Plastic just melts away.  

[gerg 10,871]

I like to take a t45 torx bit, paint it green and put it in the blender for 90 seconds. Then I take it out, throw it through a glass door while wearing a clothes peg on my right ear. I then take the biggest shard of glass, and use it as a ninja star on the neighbour's cat. I then take the incapacitated animal, put it into a large slingshot and fire it into a flock of endangered grass parrots. But that's just me.

 

Sorry what was the question again?

[Trev Vaa 1,185]

if you dont mind taking the manifold off, just break it away with a screwdriver. piece of piss.

or if you dont want to take the manfold off, as already said, a hot screwdriver will melt the plast then you can just unscrew it out.

 

 

BEFORE YOU PUT THE BRASS ONE IN PUT SOMETHING ON THE METAL TO STOP IT CORRODING.

the amount of times i've seen brass tees snap off and been a bitch to get out....

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Got it out with no worries, a blow torch and a screw driver fucked it off quicksmart.

 

Copper Anti Seize Trev?

[bear351c 10,273]

Yep. Stuff like that.

 

Never Seize, Kopr Kote, Teflon paste, .......

[Trev Vaa 1,185]

that'll do it.

if the threads are rusty, clean them up too

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Well i took out the front vacuum tree, didnt want to it to break so i'll get one from burson tomorrow morning. The threads looked pretty good, does anyone know what the size and thread pitch is? I'll buy a thread tap or thread chaser to clean em up.

[bear351c 10,273]

"Probably" a brass thread - BSP (BritishStandardPipe), but can't be sure. Best get your replacement, first. Then check the thread on that. Depending on the year, model etc....FoMoCo changed to Metric, gradually, but I reckon they get these bits from the Yanks. 

[gerg 10,871]

Yank stuff is often NPT, which is similar but different thread count.

[XES 859]

They are 3/8 NPT Mark.

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Thanks fella's

 

I pinched this tree off the wagons old engine, only have to buy the one brass vacuum tree

 

 

 

 

 

Yes the manifolds dirty but i did give it a clean as best as i could

[XES 859]

This could be useful to as well

 

http://www.ozfalcon.com.au/index.php?/topic/290-DIY---How-to-repair-vacuum-trees#entry3455

[XTREME KARTS XF 1,212]

Cheers Pete!!

[bear351c 10,273]

Tres Cool.....