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Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 18, 2007, 05:38:28 pm

I am trying to get the damn bolt out of my filter housing and am not having any luck. I have soaked it for days and the allen bolt feels about ready to strip :( Has anyone had to deal with this?

Please help me ?

Thanks. Aaron.

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Derek Fung on September 18, 2007, 08:27:01 pm

mine was feeling the same way. just put a huge breaker bar on it.  i mean a big one and have enough room.

you have to break the sealant.

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 18, 2007, 09:04:36 pm

Well guy's my worst fear just happened :( I stripped the F@!$#*N bolt. :evil: Any ideas?

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: John Hartman on September 18, 2007, 10:01:29 pm

can you get on it with one of those bolt extractors that Sears makes? Is there enough room to fit one over top?  If so,they work well.

You can also try to pound in a Torx bit socket that is slightly larger than the allen key.  I have to do this all the time at work due to old corroded VW engines using them.  Friggin ANNOYING.  Most of the time the Torx bit works.

Pound it in GOOD, till it for sure bottoms out.  Then put your biggest ratchet on it, adapted down to fit the socket. Then push HARD while turing, do NOT let it slip towards you.  It will crack loose.

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 18, 2007, 10:56:31 pm

I was thinking of cutting off a small peice of the allen key and welding it on and using a breaker bar?

Thanks for your ideas John

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: John Hartman on September 19, 2007, 08:32:04 pm

if the fastener is already stripped, more force aint gonna help you  ;)

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Matt Fredrikson on September 20, 2007, 05:59:42 pm

weld a short bolt on the end if you have a welder

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Aaron dusseault on September 20, 2007, 10:36:53 pm

Great idea Matt :D Today I had a buddy come over with some enthusiasm and a Mig welder. We welded a 5/16 allen socket in there and out she came :fire:
Thanks for all your input guy's
Aaron.

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Matt Fredrikson on September 21, 2007, 10:44:33 pm

:wink:   being a millwright i've been there before  glad you got it out

Title: Oil filter feed/ God help me ?
Post by: Graeme H Burvill on September 22, 2007, 10:21:06 am

Damn i got an o2 houseing bolt that is giving me soooo much trouble, see the o2 housing isn't connected anymore, just to the exhaust, so it moves around when you are trying to un-torque the bolt. I have seriously wrenched on that bolt soooo damn hard. I think i will just drop the exhaust and leave it there. I  shant be needing it anymore. :P