sentra Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Hey all, I'm not very familiar with the attached connection, (this is a home job), and I need to disassemble it How do you think I get the pipe out? I removed the nuts and slid the compression "anvil" out, however I reached a uncomfortably high level of aggression trying to then slide hammer the pipe out, assuming it's just a lip on the end of the pipe and years of rock hard rope packing holding it in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 can you push it the other way? we use this system on our mud pumps at work, normally a bit of a smack with a rubber mallet and the shaft comes out, although yours could be old and dry. some of them have multiple widths of 'rope' so quite a thick gland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Try using a seal pick or something to find the end of each ring of packing and drag it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 go to SEACO and buy a gland packing remover. is like a cork screw. they make them in different DIAs for different gland packing thicknesses (all imperial because only the british would think rope to seal shit is a good idea) and you'll succeed at life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get it done Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Over time the rust will build up and inpregnate the gland packing making the pipe tighter sometimes you can put a choke hold sling on the pipe and use a come along to slowly remove the pipe from the socket 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Cheers guys, will get a corkscrew and a come along and have another go tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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