First time wrenching...oil filter from hell!!!
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First time wrenching...oil filter from hell!!!
So Doug and I did the 5k service on my bike today and we had a hell of a lot of fun...until it came time to take the oil filter off.....THIS WAS THE OIL FILTER FROM HELL!!!
We tried a strap filter remover, a cap remover, an every day remover...and even my belt!!! This damn thing was on there like Arnold Schwarzenegger put it on. HOLY CRAP. We finally had to get mean as hell to get it off.
Other than that some how I ended up stripping out the threads on the top derby cover bolt, but it still has a seat in there. I can get that fixed easily. No biggy.
The oil filter LOST in the end.....
We tried a strap filter remover, a cap remover, an every day remover...and even my belt!!! This damn thing was on there like Arnold Schwarzenegger put it on. HOLY CRAP. We finally had to get mean as hell to get it off.
Other than that some how I ended up stripping out the threads on the top derby cover bolt, but it still has a seat in there. I can get that fixed easily. No biggy.
The oil filter LOST in the end.....
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I thought that was common knowledge...I know I did!!!!!!
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Lolololol! I didnt even finish reading the thread but damn! What the hell did you do to that thing! It looks like you beat it with a hammer! Lol, this thread actually made me laugh, deff made my day. you should of drilled the oil filter out with a 2inch diameter drill bit lol
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Lolololol! I didnt even finish reading the thread but damn! What the hell did you do to that thing! It looks like you beat it with a hammer! Lol, this thread actually made me laugh, deff made my day. you should of drilled the oil filter out with a 2inch diameter drill bit lol
Ok so here is how we got it off...
First I hammered a screwdriver into it and tried to turn it....It just ripped the outer portion of the filter. Then I tried in a spot next to it....same damn thing. Then I took a a pair of large channel lock pliers and tried to grasp it from the dented portion to get a grip. Did that and it turned an 1/8th of a turn. So I keep denting it and grasping it...turning it little by little...till finally...I think 30 - 45 mins later it came lose. It was literally the oil filter from HELL!!!
Last edited by J.R. White; Oct 7, 2012 at 06:11 PM.
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Secondly...The oil filter was STUCK on there. Nothing that I could have done differently. Not quite sure where you get off saying what you did. I guarantee you it would have been the same for just about anyone. The damn thing was almost welded on there.