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Mar 19, 2011 | 10:42 AM

blanny431

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I got a big problem

Well this is going to sound rediculous but I need to find an answer so I am trying to ask all the questions I can to find the answer....I ride a 2008 custom All American Chopper only had it since last summer it has a 113ci S&S motor and I use K&N oil filter......yesterday I went to change my oil...these filters have the nut to unscrew them welded right on the end of the filter..so I go to unscrew it (counterclockwise) and it wont budge an inch...so I keep trying and it starts to strip this nut....so I went and got an oil filter wrench for my car (the one that wraps around the filter) so I go to unscrew it(counterclockwise) and it wont budge an inch and then Im wrenching hard enough on it to collapse the filter in on itself..not bad enough to start it leaking but it did collapse a bit..........now I cant even ride it to a shop to have it taken off because im pretty sure that oil filter isnt working like it is supposed to.......and the reason i wrote (counterclockwise) like that is because some things unscrew (clockwise) but Im pretty sure these dont!!! can someone tell me what in the heck is going on....an how I am supposed to get this thing off.....I put it on last summer and I never really even use a wrench to tighten the oil filters. I really cant figure out why this thing is so tight it wont budge..and for the filter to start collapsing in on itself I was trying pretty hard to unscrew it..............So if anyone has an idea on what to do to get this off I would REALLY appreciate it....because right now Im stuck....thanks alot Kev Oh this filter is right at the front of the engine and sits horizontally.....I'll put up a pic Im not sure how good you'll be able to see it though..........
Post Edited (blanny431) : 3/19/2011 3:19:19 PM GMT I know it isnt a harley but this is as close as I could find.....

Mar 19, 2011 | 11:19 AM

stevelonewolf

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Someone may have installed the oil filter dry and tightened it too tight. You're gonna have to keep going counter clockwise to remove it. it's going to be hard but I've ran up against the same issues on customers bikes and I use the strap wrench type that hooks up to a ratchet.

Mar 19, 2011 | 11:38 AM

V-Twins & Bowties

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Thats right, put the wrench to it and twist. Was installed dry and/or over tightened. Put the wrench strap as close to the threaded end of filter as possible.

Mar 19, 2011 | 12:47 PM

xkvator

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punch or drill a hole in the bottom of the filter at the lowest point to get out all the oil...then drive a screwdriver thru the side, in a spot where youll be able to turn it ccw...

Mar 19, 2011 | 12:57 PM

fourH-Ds

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Of course there are the filter pliers with the teeth on them. Ive never used one on my bike have had to use them at work before. A good quality pair can deliver a good amount of bite on the filter and leverage to twist it off. The down side is usually no clearance for them on a bike but it sounds like yours might be roomy enough for them.

Mar 20, 2011 | 07:56 AM

V-Twins & Bowties

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So did you get it off yet????????

Mar 21, 2011 | 10:33 AM

blanny431

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Hey y ou guys thanks

thanks very much for all your help I heard some stuff that I hadent heard of before but I will definately remember ....I did get it off....what I did was I went and bought one of those cans of wd-40 with the spraytubes on the end and sprayed all around where the filter seats and sprayed all around there waitied for about 5 minutes and the ^*^*(^*(&^* thing came off like I never had a problem with it!!!! which really freaked me out because like I said I wrenched so hard on it with the car filter wrench that the filter collapsed in on itself...but ya she came right off!!!! thanks for all of your help I did hear some pretty good stuff I will remember if this ever happens again............Kevin