Strap wrench

  • Thread starter Thread starter abunai
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For those struggling with stuck spin on oil filter removal I have best luck with letting engine cool till its still warm to touch but not too hot to keep hand on oil filter. Seems like at that temp they come right off with minimal struggle. I am amazed at how little tightening is really necessary to keep oil filter from leaking, if it and mount are clean I would think something in neighborhood of 10 lbs of torque or less is all that is required. I threw out my HF strap wrench, it was junk, bought a Husky, not state of the art but it gets work done and has not started to tear yet, which the HF did almost immediately.
 
Oil filters need only hand tight torque. If you put a bit of engine oil on the lips of the filters gasket, they should come right off the next time.
I only use a removal tool o spin off, not on.
 
If your strap wrench strap slips ,try some brown paper between strap and object
My straps got oil on them , this helps, also fine grit wet or dry sand paper works
 
I have a thread in the Logan section on the stuck chuck.
It's been on a long time.
One way or another, it will come off.
 
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