The filter mount tube it out! Yay! Thanks for the suggestions. I had remembered seeing something like these tools ("internal" pipe wrenches) before but had never used one. Thought they may not be available in a small enough size. I found the answer on-line at the Home Depot web site and picked up a set at the local HD store over lunch. Just $11.55 for a set. They came in a set of 3 and the smallest size was just right. http://tinyurl.com/2ct4fhy It gripped amazingly tight and I was able to remove the tube very smoothly. Oddly, the hex end of the tool is a 13mm size so I didn't even have to find an SAE wrench. Gripped so well inside I actually had a bit of trouble getting the "extractor" extracted from the tube! :-) Thanks again. Jim On Mon, 10 May 2010 15:53:32 -0400, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> wrote: >I agree with Angus. Here is what they look like: >http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Tools-2-Inch-Internal-Wrench/dp/B000AO1IOI > >Ken Lewis > > >On Mon, May 10, 2010 12:49 pm, Angus Gordon wrote: >> An internal pipe wrench is the slickest method of removing this tube. >> 3/8" if my memory is correct. >> >> Angus >> >> >> Angus Gordon >> Bainbridge Island WA >> >> On Monday, May 10, 2010, Jim Davis <SyncroHead@aol.com> wrote: >>> Hi gang! >>> >>> I'm in the midst of swapping a 2.1L engine into my '84 Westy. I need >>> to >>> remove the oil filter mount tube from the 1.9L engine to install it on >>> my >>> 2.1L engine. This item is just a short pipe "nipple" threaded into the >>> block >>> on one end and the oil filter threads onto the other end. >>> >>> How do I remove this part without damaging it? >>> >>> Jim Davis >>> >> >> -- >> Angus Gordon >> 206-369-9925 >> Bainbridge Island WA >> >> birdworks@gmail.com >> >> |
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