[Ducati] oil change nightmare

[Ronald Betts]

As a retired Auto Tech of 29 years I cant tell you how many times I have had to damn near use dynamite to get oil filters off. This type of thing happens when the Goon who installed your oil filter did not put oil on the sealing ring and tightened the filter down with a filter wrench. Do they know how large of a sealing area we're talking about here ? I mean the contact area for the sealing ring is large. I made the mistake of having my filter changed when I had my first valve adjust done at the dealer. The next time I changed the filter, sure enough my filter wrench did nothing but crush the can. So after using vise grips to remove the can from the base of the filter ,I used what is referred to as a Lady's Foot ( a pry bar with an L shape) and loosened the filters deathgrip by prying on the holes in the base . This seperated the base from it's seat on the case. After some sweat it came right off. Worth a try.
 
 
Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:27:05 -0700> From: rgenschel at yahoo.com> To: ducati at ducati.net> Subject: [Ducati] oil change nightmare > > Just in case you not yet finished...> > At this point, I'd take a large screwdriver or rod and a nice size hammer and try to turn the filter by tangentially applying whacks. Find a spot where there's good resistance (not just the filter material bending away) but be careful not to ruin the crankcase...> > Cheers> > Rainer> > > ---------------------------------> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us.> *****> > Our newest sponsor, MC Stands, has just opened its doors! It's a motorcycle> stand superstore. Every brand, every model, 95% in stock for immediate> shipment. Whether front stands, rear stands, paddock stands, dirt bike> stands, or any kind of stand or lift, MC Stands tests, rates, and discounts> everything they sell. Check them out!> > Visit: http://mcstands.com/> _______________________________________________> Ducati mailing list> Ducati at ducati.net> http://list.ducati.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ducati> Mailto: ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com
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