stuck poppet Ball

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stuck poppet Ball

Post by cbodin » Tue May 22, 2012 5:46 pm

Restoring my T84, and putting apart today.....discovered that one of the poppet ball is stuck in the case. I get it it won't pop if the spring is broken, but how this ball got in and is stuck in there (tried multiple soft things to get it out, without success) is a mystery to me (probably someone used an undersized ball...). Before I really use harder way to get it out, any advice?

I have another question about the seal and main bearing but I'll come back later.
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Re: stuck poppet Ball

Post by JAB » Tue May 22, 2012 5:56 pm

Try a straw or other small tube taped up to your shopvac. A magnet usually won't work.
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Re: stuck poppet Ball

Post by David Welch » Tue May 22, 2012 6:10 pm

You will find a hole at the bottom that you can put a bent wire into.
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Re: stuck poppet Ball

Post by cbodin » Tue May 22, 2012 7:15 pm

Thanks David! Of course lube hole, I should have thought about it! Didn't work with small tool I had available but I know where the solution is, will come back to it.
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Re: stuck poppet Ball

Post by Ed Legler » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:24 am

I found my 2nd/3rd rail poppet ball was stuck.
I could press down on it and compress the spring.
Pushing from below through the little hole didn't help.

Finally, I pushed the ball down with a 1/4" drift and wiggled the drift around in the top of the hole.

The ball popped out! There must have been a little galling around the top of the hole.


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