I tried that once and it didn't work. The reason that they get bent is
that someone w/ gorilla arms tightens them down. Along you come and end
up bending the center pipe trying to remove it. You have two options:
1. Try to bend the center pipe back to plumb once the old filter
is off. The sooner the better as the one on there now is way too tight.
This method is iffy at best and you run the risk of getting debris in the
mounting bracket.
2. Remove the entire bracket (not quite as easy as it sounds)
and align the center pipe on the bench. 2A Alternatively, you could get
a used one that is not bent. They ought to come pretty cheap as it is
usually not a hot item.
2A is the better option.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
There is no problem that cannot be solved
with either a checkbook or high explosives.
On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 01:10:28 -0500 Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
writes:
>
> However, putting on my new oil filter, I noticed that
>the threads seem off-alignment to the gasket surface. The
>front edge touched quite a lot before the back edge.
>
> In effect, I became a DPO because I had to torque the
>oil filter down VERY hard to make the gasket touch all
>the way around. I am not sure if I made a seal, I guess
>I will find out when I start it up. ;>
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