Olive removal tool/method

[Alec_t]

I recently needed to remove three olives from in-situ 22mm pipework. Not wishing to place undue stress on other joints I decided against the 'use a wrench to bash the backing nut' method and being too mean to buy a pukka removal tool I Macgyvered a loosely-fitting pipe 'clamp' from two bits of wood screwed together, placed another bit of wood against the pipe end, then used G-clamps to pull the two bits of wood together :-


That arrangement worked well to shift the olive to the pipe end. One olive could then be slid off by hand, but the other two needed a bit of gentle persuasion with water-pump pliers.

 

[footprints]

Good bit of improvisation!
A bit bulky for the plumbing tool box though!

 

[Dan Robinson]

Cordless grinder and screwdriver is what I usually use

 

[HERTS P&D]

What's wrong with an olive puller?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/3817...=1006625&device=c&campaignid=738081070&crdt=0

Andy

 

[PullerGas]

What's wrong with an olive puller?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/3817...=1006625&device=c&campaignid=738081070&crdt=0

Andy

There's lots wrong with her!! She's currently on 3 bottles of Gin a day, the laundry is stacking up & Ive not had a home cooked meal for months!!

To remove a compression olive; all you need to do is uncompress it, take water pump pliers, slowly & gently crimp it, this will reshape it & enlarge it. It simply moves off the tube then.

 

[ollski]

On 22mm I waggle them of with water pump pliers, if I'm really desperate I'll go in the van for my olive cutters.

 

[FiremanT]

Jeez:

 

[ianmcd]

I have an Olive splitter and it is great, a one of purchase at under £20 as long as you keep the apprentice away from it

 

[PullerGas]

I recently needed to remove three olives from in-situ 22mm pipework. Not wishing to place undue stress on other joints I decided against the 'use a wrench to bash the backing nut' method and being too mean to buy a pukka removal tool I Macgyvered a loosely-fitting pipe 'clamp' from two bits of wood screwed together, placed another bit of wood against the pipe end, then used G-clamps to pull the two bits of wood together :-
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That arrangement worked well to shift the olive to the pipe end. One olive could then be slid off by hand, but the other two needed a bit of gentle persuasion with water-pump pliers.

Ah Alec, I love your idea & you've endeared yourself to me by your efforts. Please don't let me steal your thunder.

 

[PullerGas]

I have an Olive splitter and it is great, a one of purchase at under £20 as long as you keep the apprentice away from it

Yes Ian, it's sometimes easy to forget the halcyon days of the 70s & our own apprenticeship. The mistakes & subsequent 'kicks up the arze'!! I wouldn't change a thing, wonderful times & wonderful Tradesmen.

 

[Stadan20]

Fook me a junior hacksaw plus a flatty would have an olive off in seconds

 

[Steelmasons]

 

[PullerGas]

Fook me a junior hacksaw plus a flatty would have an olive off in seconds

I think a pillow over the face as she snored in her drunken slumber, that would have her off quicker & no blood!!

 

[ianmcd]

Fook me a junior hacksaw plus a flatty would have an olive off in seconds

done a 14 rad job all done in Truwell, cust wanted to keep the existing rad valves , would have been a bit of a ball ache without my olive splitter, it has paid for itself many times over

 

[Madrab]

If I can't twist them off then these are next out the bag, not really a diyer's tool tho I guess.