Good Morning All,
I have a 1958 F-100 with a 292. I purchased an oil filter adapter that permits spin on filter use. Here's my problem: When I remove the original filter canister and filter I see a 1-1/4" nut that the casiter mounted to. I assume this nut holds a plate similar to the adapter plate in the kit. I can spin the original plate with the curved oval hole. But I can not get the 1-1/4" nut loose. I have started to round off the nut and decided to stop and ask this group while there is still enough nut to grab.

The replacement nipple in the kit is 1-1/4" and the threads sure appear to be right-handed. I had to grind down the tapered edge of my 1-1/4" socket to get a full bite on the nut, but no help. That nut won't budge. Am I missing something important?

Thanks in advance,
Dave

 

Your problem is fairly common. I finally got mine off by grinding down the socket taper like you have already done. Another member here used an impact wrench to jar it loose.

 

hammer and chizel if all else fails.

 

When you finally get to put the new one on, I believe the torque spec is 25 ft. lbs...........not 250 like the last guy used.


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That filter mounting stud isn't left handed thread going into the block is it? it would
keep it from coming loose when removeing the filter. I must be getting
old I should remember!

 

If the motor is out of the truck I would reccomend trying some heat on the fitting.It will remove in the normal counter-clockwise fashion.If the motor is in the truck you will probably have a big fire.

 

Good Afternoon All,
Thanks for all the advice. I ground down my 1-1/4" socket to get full contact on the low-profile nut. I put an 18" cheater bar on my 1/2" drive socket. I huffed and puffed. I scraped my arm on the crappy weld on my PO's exhaust manifold-to-second-exhaust-pipe. And then, much to my complete and utter embarrasment, I realized I was pulling clockwise on a righthand thread. What a dope!!

A couple quick pushes counter-clockwise and off came the OE adapter plate. Inspection of the original plate revealed I cracked it when I over-tightened it. The spin-on adapter plate went on without a hitch.

In my defense, I'm a little dyslexic and find more left-right confusion as I'm aging. But, this was a story that was just too good not to share.

Thanks Again,
Dave

 

Howdy fellows,

I looked a little online and could not find these adapters. Do they work well and where would I find one?

Thanks for any help.

bg