please help ASAP! fuel filter
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please help ASAP! fuel filter
hey everyone, i've got a 95 stroke and i am trying to change the fuel filter. it looks old as hell and i doubt its ever been changed, but my problem is this
i can not get the cap to spin. the 1/2" ratchet hole gave out on me and rounded and i broke 2 fins. i've tried tapping it with a hammer and screw driver and it wouldnt budge at the strength i wanted to stop hitting it at, i tried ratchet, i've tried two sets of pliers...i dont know what else to try without breaking anything. this is my DD and only vehicle so please help.
i can not get the cap to spin. the 1/2" ratchet hole gave out on me and rounded and i broke 2 fins. i've tried tapping it with a hammer and screw driver and it wouldnt budge at the strength i wanted to stop hitting it at, i tried ratchet, i've tried two sets of pliers...i dont know what else to try without breaking anything. this is my DD and only vehicle so please help.
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i just put a long screw driver in between the fins and twist it. i wouldnt worry too much about breaking a fin though. the majority of places that sell fuel filters also sell them with new tops for a few dollars more. but my first question should be, are you having trouble getting it to spin to come off or to go back on?
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Tapping sometimes doesn't work. Constant pressure is you best option. I have a very large sey of channel lock pliers. Put them on and apply steady pressure on it till it comes loose. A strap wrench may also help too.
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ok well the screw driver idea wont work. there isnt an opening in the middle. there is a spot for a 1/2" ratchet. channel locks may work but they are 30 min away :/
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i'll have to do the "drastic" stuff tomorrow. im at work til midnight. at least it isnt leaking yet...knock on wood