Can't get my fuel filter off ?
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Can't get my fuel filter off ?
I'm havinf fits trying to get the output side of my fuel filter diconected.
Look like the stem of the fuel filter is to short and there is not enough room to use the special tool.
There is only about 3/16" max room.
Both stems of the new replacement filter are much longer that this one on the truck now.
Can anyone help me ?
Here are a couple pics
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Look like the stem of the fuel filter is to short and there is not enough room to use the special tool.
There is only about 3/16" max room.
Both stems of the new replacement filter are much longer that this one on the truck now.
Can anyone help me ?
Here are a couple pics
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You're having problems because some butthole put the wrong one on your truck. You can buy replacement clips for inside the line, so just use a pry bar to get it off and replace the clip. Another option is to cut the tube with a hacksaw and they remove it with the tool, but I'm not real crazy about cutting a metal line with gas in it.
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You CAN NOT just buy new clips in the Help section for that line. That one takes the tool, as discussed, the little clips that are shown on the filter on the left in the pic, are not for that type of line. That line has a little round spring that holds it on, that is what the tool expands so you can get the line off.
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.........just to give my experience for this SUCH problem: i ran into this a couple of times, already; my way of accomplishing removal = you need to use a large pair of diagonal cutter's (wire_cutter's) and get a good Crimp of, Almost cutting off the round canister-filter, then you can bend back & forth to break off: if worried about's heat and gas, just dilute with some oil or H2o, [ better yet, use some Whip Creme or even Shaving creme, ] . Then, once you have line broken off, use needlenose pliers to make the crimp'd line back to a "round" look of and commence to use the fuel-line_tool to get the fuel line off the small left over piece; then just replace with the RIGHT / Correct Filter ! ! ! . . . . . again, just my 2 cent's of help out for ya...........good luck.......
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Does anyone else find it ironic that the long style filter almost always includes the plastic clips for the short style, but the short style often doesn't have them?
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