Trick to get oil filter off
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From: StL, MO. USA
RE: Trick to get oil filter off
I typically use the K&N with the nut on top...
If I'm working on someone elses bike, I have an old piece of strap from a racheting tie-down... I just wrap it around the filter and twist it with a log 'needle-nose' pliers.
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If you are looking to avoid mess... there is a way to cut an empty 2-liter soda bottle so that it catches all the oil. nice/handy/cheap way to keep things clean.
If I'm working on someone elses bike, I have an old piece of strap from a racheting tie-down... I just wrap it around the filter and twist it with a log 'needle-nose' pliers.
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If you are looking to avoid mess... there is a way to cut an empty 2-liter soda bottle so that it catches all the oil. nice/handy/cheap way to keep things clean.
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From: Bluffton, South Carolina
RE: Trick to get oil filter off
Here's a tip, if you take a good size piece of aluminum foil double it over , then slide it up under the filtercreasingthe end that sticks out to form a trough the oil will flow out and into your drain pan without any mess. Just be sure to get it all the way up tight to the filter mount. Then ball that sucker up and toss it when you are done. This helps the rubber motor mount last longer.
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