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Lowell Fast · 08-13-2015, 10:38 PM

I want remove and clean under the dipper tray in the oil pan. Is there an easy way to remove the dipper tray?

Chuck Sea/Tac · 08-13-2015, 10:52 PM

It just pops in place. So drop the pan upside down on concrete, and it will pop out.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-14-2015, 01:04 AM

I drop the pan upside down on the grass. Sometimes I give it a little boost to pop out the tray.

Mike V. Florida · 08-14-2015, 01:33 AM

You asked about this a couple of days ago

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175471

Lowell Fast · 08-19-2015, 10:38 PM

Thanks

Jwilli · 08-20-2015, 06:15 AM

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If you plan to drop it on concrete, put down a sheet of plastic. MAKES CLEANUP lots easier. Probably a good idea on your grass also.

Mitch//pa · 08-20-2015, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jwilli

If you plan to drop it on concrete, put down a sheet of plastic. MAKES CLEANUP lots easier. Probably a good idea on your grass also.

good tip
usually the stuff that comes out does not make good fertilizer

sethkestenbaum · 08-20-2015, 09:41 AM

https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com...ning-painting/

I am not a fan of the "slam it to the ground method". Try using the "push with your feet and pry with a baseball bat" method. The link above is to my blog from when I removed the pan on my engine.

DJ S · 08-20-2015, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethkestenbaum

https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com...ning-painting/

I am not a fan of the "slam it to the ground method". Try using the "push with your feet and pry with a baseball bat" method. The link above is to my blog from when I removed the pan on my engine.

Dropping it sounds easier

160B · 08-20-2015, 12:51 PM

I have popped out several dipper trays using a axe handle (w/o the axe on it), shove one end in the hole for the oil pump and pop the tray out in one quick down stroke. The club member that rebuilds engines does not endorse the drop method as you can bend the flange and create problems with oil leaks.

KGBnut · 08-20-2015, 05:04 PM

I just put a board across the top of the pan, and insert a big C-clamp into the hole, so the clamp is pulling up on the tray, and down on the board. A few turns and out it pops. No mess, and no new dents or bends in the pan.

Ken

Coneross-A · 08-23-2015, 08:59 AM

I recently removed my oil pan for cleaning. I cut off a section of an old broken shovel handle and inserted through the hole in the bottom of the pan. One blow with a mallet and the baffle dropped right out. Did not have to strike hard at all.

08-13-2015, 10:38 PM	#1
Lowell Fast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: 23834 Posts: 88	Oil pan I want remove and clean under the dipper tray in the oil pan. Is there an easy way to remove the dipper tray?

08-13-2015, 10:52 PM	#2
Chuck Sea/Tac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Between Seattle & Tacoma Posts: 2,354	Re: Oil pan It just pops in place. So drop the pan upside down on concrete, and it will pop out.

08-14-2015, 01:04 AM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Oil pan I drop the pan upside down on the grass. Sometimes I give it a little boost to pop out the tray.

08-14-2015, 01:33 AM	#4
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Oil pan You asked about this a couple of days ago https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175471 __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

08-19-2015, 10:38 PM	#5
Lowell Fast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: 23834 Posts: 88	Re: Oil pan Thanks

08-20-2015, 06:15 AM	#6
Jwilli Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Kennesaw, Ga Posts: 511	Re: Oil pan Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you plan to drop it on concrete, put down a sheet of plastic. MAKES CLEANUP lots easier. Probably a good idea on your grass also.

08-20-2015, 09:41 AM	#8
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	Re: Oil pan https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com...ning-painting/ I am not a fan of the "slam it to the ground method". Try using the "push with your feet and pry with a baseball bat" method. The link above is to my blog from when I removed the pan on my engine. __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

08-20-2015, 12:51 PM	#10
160B Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 1,498	Re: Oil pan I have popped out several dipper trays using a axe handle (w/o the axe on it), shove one end in the hole for the oil pump and pop the tray out in one quick down stroke. The club member that rebuilds engines does not endorse the drop method as you can bend the flange and create problems with oil leaks. __________________ 1931 160B & 1931 68B If you don't have time to do it right the 1st time, how do you have time to do it the 2nd time?

08-20-2015, 05:04 PM	#11
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Oil pan I just put a board across the top of the pan, and insert a big C-clamp into the hole, so the clamp is pulling up on the tray, and down on the board. A few turns and out it pops. No mess, and no new dents or bends in the pan. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

08-23-2015, 08:59 AM	#12
Coneross-A Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 52	Re: Oil pan I recently removed my oil pan for cleaning. I cut off a section of an old broken shovel handle and inserted through the hole in the bottom of the pan. One blow with a mallet and the baffle dropped right out. Did not have to strike hard at all.