Gary Lewis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I saw this on FB and thought it was worth sharing. We apparently don't have a Tips & Tricks folder, so here 'tis in the main section: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 We apparently don't have a Tips & Tricks folder, so here 'tis in the main section: We don't??? What can we do about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 We apparently don't have a Tips & Tricks folder, so here 'tis in the main section: We don't??? What can we do about that? Stab it with a screwdriver, use my pair of bow jawed Vise-Grips, or a strap wrench with plumbers roll emery under it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Stab it with a screwdriver, use my pair of bow jawed Vise-Grips, or a strap wrench with plumbers roll emery under it? We can easily have a Tips & Tricks folder. But I question the need for such. (You take one side of the discussion and I'll take the other.) Yes, you'd know where to look if you wanted to scroll through looking for a topic. But why scroll when we have a search function that will find things in any folder? As for stabbing the filter with a screwdriver, been there, done that, got the oil all over me to prove it. And I have strap wrenches which can usually remove a filter. In fact, I have a strap wrench specifically for removing filters. But I'd never seen anyone use a chain so thought y'all would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 We can easily have a Tips & Tricks folder. But I question the need for such. (You take one side of the discussion and I'll take the other.) Yes, you'd know where to look if you wanted to scroll through looking for a topic. But why scroll when we have a search function that will find things in any folder? As for stabbing the filter with a screwdriver, been there, done that, got the oil all over me to prove it. And I have strap wrenches which can usually remove a filter. In fact, I have a strap wrench specifically for removing filters. But I'd never seen anyone use a chain so thought y'all would be interested. We already have an entire Tips & Techniques sub folder in the garage, shop and tools section...... If I need to make another catagory for oil filters I will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 We already have an entire Tips & Techniques sub folder in the garage, shop and tools section...... If I need to make another catagory for oil filters I will! My bad. Wanna move this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 My bad. Wanna move this? No. I like it right where it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 No. I like it right where it is! I used a GearWrench 3 prong claw that adjusts with gears as you turn the ratchet, other than with years of use the teeth wear out they never let me down, I've had to put a large half inch ratchet on some before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I used a GearWrench 3 prong claw that adjusts with gears as you turn the ratchet, other than with years of use the teeth wear out they never let me down, I've had to put a large half inch ratchet on some before. That’s great! I never seem to have that much room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That’s great! I never seem to have that much room! When I bought my '75 CJ5 I went to change the oil filter and found the motor mount was embedded in the side of it. I used a screwdriver and between the motor mount acting like a can opener and the holes the screwdriver was putting in it had pretty well removed the end of the filter before I got it off. Of course by that time it had no oil in it, but it was still the heaviest oil filter I've ever handled. I'm thinking the PO had avoided that job for a long time:nabble_smiley_scared: On the AMC 258 six the oil filter is on the passenger side, directly above the motor mount. Years of oil running down onto the rubber mount every time the filter was changed had softened the rubber significantly, allowing the engine to settle to the point where the oil filter was pressed against the mount. I replaced the motor mount and put a remote-mount filter on it to get the oil spills away from the motor mount. On the chain trick, I haven't seen that. But I have seen and used chain Vice-Grips which do pretty much the same thing. But this is a clever way to do the same thing, probably in less space and with the tools at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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