[Supras] 7mGTE oil filter removal trick

[berniek at technicaldevelop.com]

Bob:

    Tried one of those too, from Sears.  But with tight filters it 
crushes the bottom to the point where the jaws won't move closer.  
Nonetheless I use it once in a while.


       Bernie

Bob wrote:
> I have a filter wrench that clamps down on the end of the filter as you turn
>
> http://snipr.com/1v1zj
>
> Best $5.00 I ever spent
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf
> Of berniek at technicaldevelop.com
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:22 AM
> To: Supras at supras.com; Supras at supras.com
> Subject: [Supras] 7mGTE oil filter remval trick
>
>     Hand tightening of the better oil filters with deeper section 
> gaskets is more critical than with lower quality filters.  The gasket 
> expands significantly and "walks outboard" under high pressure 
> conditions and conseqently the filter can be hard to remove.  I'm using 
> Purolator Pure1 filters at the moment and ran into this problem.  Steps 
> were as follows.
>
>
>     1.  The only way to get the filter off is with a stamped steel 
> "wrench" which fits the flutes at the the bottom of the can.  In my 
> (our) situation the filter wrench requies a 3/8 universal joint and a 
> long extension.  Yet the wrench began to slip. 
>
>
>     2.  I used a bottle jack on the floor to upwards load the long 
> extension to the swivel in a 1/2" breaker bar adapted to the former 
> setup.  At first it felt as if the filter was coming off, but it turned 
> out that the washer with a square hole for the drive was inside of the 
> sheet metal wrench, and was only spot welded at 4 small places.  The 
> spot welds let go.
>
>
>     3.  I gas welded the washer to the outside of the stamped wrench 
> with the oxy torch, went through the same exercise with the bottle jack 
> and the filter came off.   But it did take a 1/2 breaker bar (laying 
> under the car without much arm leverage) to do it. 
>
>
>        Hope this is of help to others with similar problems.
>
>
>        BernieK
>
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