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Back in the dark ages when I wrenched for a living the Hazet 2172 was king of the hill. I've seen knock-offs of this wrench but I doubt any of them has the metal tempered like the Hazet.  "Every time you think you weaken the nation" Moe Howard | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
Act now and get TWO Ginsu knives for the price of one. Call now, before its too late. Operators are standing by. | |||
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A good oil filter wrench is less than $10. If you are changing your own oil, you should have one that's the right size or not even bother. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Are you telling me I got ripped off?????  :Lisle 57010 Swivel Gripper NO SLIP Filter Wrench Our Price: $12.37 http://www.ezbore.net/Lisle-57...rench-p/lis57010.htm Hell.... I think I've already got my $12.37 worth. It's all gravy from here on. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Yeah, there's one for $10.49 on ebay..... | |||
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| If you see me running try to keep up  |
My hand fits perfect and it’s free. The filter shouldn’t be more than hand tight anyway. | |||
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That's not true. A lot of oil filters like Caterpillars and Cummins instruct you to tighten it hand tight AND THEN 3/4 of a turn or 1 turn more. I've also seen other smaller oil filters, that even if you put oil on the gasket and only put it on by hand, be pretty stuck on there 5,000 miles later. | |||
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I had one that was so tight I had to get a small chisel and slowly hammer it into the base at an angle until the filter began to turn. But there are some cars that are so tight for space you can barely put your hand on the filter, much less swing a hammer. No one's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.- Mark Twain | |||
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Although 17 years old, here's a pretty thorough examination/analysis of over 30 of the most common oil filter brands on the market. The K&N filter is about the same as Mobil 1, except for the nut on the end. http://minimopar.knizefamily.n...lters/reference.html | |||
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Good to know I'm not the only one! | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Just sell the car. It's easier. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money |
Ya... happened to me too.... Oil everywhere. I had just finished and couldn't figure it out. Why was all of the new oil all over the garage floor? Turns out that the old gasket separated from the old filter and stayed up there. Two gaskets don't make a twice tighter seal.... "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| I'd rather have luck than skill any day  |
Trust me Grasshopper, that filter will come off. It's just who's gonna be man enough to do it? | |||
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I've used the same old leather belt for years | |||
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| If you see me running try to keep up |
It’s true for everything I currently drive or have driven. I do have an old strap wrench to loosen them if they are tight but most of the time I do it by hand. I do all my own oil changes (and always have) and have never had one loosen. There were a couple cars where I had free oil changes and the dealerships always seem to overtighten. | |||
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