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Ive got a 18 plate Triumph Bonneville that im servicing. The oil filter is a screw-on canister type. It sits in a recess and is 3/4 surrounded by the sump. Its top is flush with the bottom of the sump.
I bought the specific Laser slip-on removal tool, but it just slips on the filter. I tried lining the tool with some pvc insulation tape, but to no avail.
I tried my rubber strap wrench but that also didnt work.
I then tried my generic chain wrench, the lever type, but that has punched a hole in the filter so its now dripping oil into my catch tray.
So where next? Will a chain wrench that wraps around a 3/8th driven spindle work? Or perhaps the nylon strap driven in the same way?
There is rather limited clearance around the filter so im not sure a 3 legged type of wrench would fit....
Any suggeations?
Thanks
Ian
If it's punctured you might as well bang a screwdriver through it and wind it off.
The other option is the three knurled leg 'spider type' - I have a snap on one (IIRC) and it works fine on a range of filters.
Edited.
Hammer + frozen sausage.
But seriously hammer + screwdriver is the common solution to this.
Room to get this in ? They have never failed me yet even on some ridiculously tight filters.
Problem with the screwdriver is it's a one shot deal and it does fail.
Even iff the screw driver method fails you just chop the remainder of the filer to bits and eventually it'll come off. Makes a bit of a mess mind...
I have a pair of slip joint pliers designed for removing oil filters, works very well
Otherwise screwdriver should work just fine
If it's too deeply recessed for the screwdriver trick, punch or drill two holes in the end, then make an improvised peg spanner using a steel bar with two bolts through it to suit.
Just a thought, but some air dryer filters on trucks are left hand thread. I've never heard of that on an oil filter, but might be worth checking the new one.
Pro tip
Offset the screwdriver from the center by a touch. Or you will be crying in your beer.
Wrap some sandpaper around it between the strap and filter, gives it extra grip and usually works for me. Might crush it a bit before giving way but usually come undone
Or screwdriver through side but careful not to hit the fitting it screws onto
Things I have bodged into use to remove oil filters:
Chain whips
socket driven chain whips
Boas (granny aids for removing jam jar lids)
Battery drill with socket t-handle bit somehow driven off it at end of very long extension bar with an old ratchet strap fed through it.
As above but use an old inner tube in place of the ratchet strap.
Screwdriver braed into the end at an angle. Beat it repeatedly.
As above but the a block of timber.
Screwdriver braed through the side.
As a general rule long, high torque effort is better than beating an oil filter. I often find seized ones the o-rings have gone gummy and need tearing as they release. An impact won’t do this.
Rubber gloves massively increase hand grip if you have a dry surface and enough access. I used this on spin offs on my old Triumph cars.
Well, i got up super early and set into it with new eyes. I found my socket drive chain whip and ive managed to get it off!
Thanks all. I aporeciate all your input.
Ian