Oil filter removal tip

After removing the left side fairing I put a hose clamp around the oil filter and snugged it down.

Then reaching through with a long screw driver I tapped on the butt end of the screwdriver with a hammer until it spun the oil filter loose.

It eliminated the need to snake a strap wrench in there or try to find the right size filter cup wrench.








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I am gona call the screwdiver police on you

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This may prove to be useful sometimes in the future, although up to this point I never any tools to remove my oil filter, always two hands and using fingertips on opposite sides to rotate it to loosen/tighten while wearing some form of latex gloves or w/e i can find

 

"they say, that hand tight is the way to fly" me personally, like to do a CH like a 1/16 of a turn with a fllter socket or strap wrench just to put a slight "hurt" on it over what my "meat-hooks" can inflict on the filter. I have been known to use a soft bop hammer to hit my wrench when tightening drain plugs too. (don't tell anybody pull-eesse.) Not on my own stuff though, heaven forbid!

 

I think the rule of thumb is something like a quarter to half turn past where it makes contact. (Oiled gasket of course).

I picked up a K&N with the nut tack welded on the end so I didn't bother investing in a strap wrench.

Gloves usually work good as mentioned- just wasn't sure if I'd get my hands in there enough to be able to break it free.

For all I knew the last mechanic used a cheater pipe getting it on

Came off with a tap luckily!


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I have the cup wrench for removal but hand tight plus a little snugging with the meat-hooks has always worked fine, never a leak to be seen either.

The band clamp trick is an old one. Place a couple on set a bit apart and use a rag and most filters will come off with ease. Good trick if your wrench wont fit in a tight spot.

 

I wrap a piece of coarse sandpaper around it for both tightening and loosening, has always worked so far.

 

i pound a screwdrive through it and get it turning that way :topsy_turvy:

 

I only do that on diesel trains, your a barbarian^ you sweat through your work shirt fast doing it the "heinous" way. If your frustrated its fun though. Then again, you could just go to the gun-range right?

 

Oh, I forgot, in :canada: you dont have loose gun laws, so your screwed. Continue to abuse your screwdivers and hammers. It is satisfying, I won't deny it, punching through the filter housing and being able to turn it with sed abused screwdriver. I won't call you to work on my locomotives though. ound:

 

lmao ridevfr:wink:

 

I just used a ordinary strap wrench and then hand tightened the new filter. (I got really strong hands and 90% of the time don't require even astrap wrench at all)

 

I wouldnt call you to work on any locomotive if you use spin on oil filters for them. We have a mix of Alco, GE and soon GM and all use a massive 8/9 filter pack. our fuel however has been upgraded to 3 very large spin on filters since we have crap fuel out here.

 

These come with a strap wrench at least for the 91-93' I think that's a germination.

Six years on the bike using Golden Spectro then Shell Rotella. I clean it with dish detergent, dry it and put it back on.

Also Scotts give instructions for mounting one of their dampers for guy who keep dropping their bikes.


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ouch! thats aiming below the belt billy