Oil Filter Slinger cap

rneil · Post by **rneil** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:21 pm

Should the cap on the oil filter come off easily? Doing some maintenance on the bike, and can not get it to budge. I'm afraid to use a punch from the other side, as I don't want to distort the aluminum. Suggestions? Thanks!

Farm Shop · Post by **Farm Shop** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:04 pm

Yes they can be a bugger......

You can try and soak it with penetrating oil but you will still probably have to drive it apart with a punch.

Something blunt like a 1/4 drive extension works well.

The last one I did I had to hit so hard I distorted the hole and had to fix it with a reamer....

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malcolmgb · Post by **malcolmgb** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:26 pm

After much soaking in penetrating oil and heat mine still didn't move, so I made a tool to pull it out, no damage was caused. I will look for it and post a picture if you are interested.

Hahnda · Post by **Hahnda** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:28 pm

When they are stubborn I have used a blind bearing puller.

Farm Shop · Post by **Farm Shop** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:01 am

+1 to the blind hole puller that would work much better than a punch....

If you don't have one an auto zone will rent them out.

rneil · Post by **rneil** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:56 pm

Thanks for all the reply's. I do have a bearing puller. I'll give that a shot.

Malcolmgb, yes, I'd be curious to see the tool you made.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas!

rneil · Post by **rneil** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:31 pm

So an update. I used my bearing puller, and it came out no problem.