New hole in my workbench.

[dodge man]

I changed the oil in my new Challenger for the first time Friday night. I should have known better. If I counted correctly, this will be my ninth new Chrysler product. I've learned after the first couple, that they hire ex football players to put on oil filters at the engine plant. You know the kind, 350 lbs and can bench press 400 lbs or more. The Challenger was no different. Its fairly easy to get to with the socket style oil filter wrench, but all these did was spin on it. I mean this sucker was on there tight. :smiley_aafz:

Well I was finally able to get my giant sized, purchased just for removing oil filters, channel locks on it from the side by feeding them through the wheel well. This got it loose, but I could only turn it about 1/64th of a turn at a time. This took about 20 minutes just to get is loose enough to spin it off by hand. The entire process took about 2 hours.

The hole in the work bench? At some point, my channel locks made a sudden downward motion and made contact with my work bench followed by a rather long speech, you know the kind @#$%&*. This hole is right next to the hole in my work bench when I changed the oil in our 2000 300M.

The oil filter, by the time I got it off, it looked like I hit with the 60" MMM on my BX.........twice.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I don't understand, how did the pliers make a hole??? (or was it just a dent?)

 

[dodge man]

The back of the jaw of the channel locks is what I hit the work bench with. Its a plywood top. Its more of a slot then a hole. It would be safe to say I hit the workbench pretty hard.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

The back of the jaw of the channel locks is what I hit the work bench with. Its a plywood top. Its more of a slot then a hole. It would be safe to say I hit the workbench pretty hard.

OK...:confused2:

 

[mbrule]

Sounds like you need a better workbench..... LOL

Aaaaaaannnnnnd to stop buying Chrysler products!!!!!

Just kidding.....

 

[dodge man]

When I lived near our office, I had a co-worker look me up one night and he caught me beating a wooden creeper over a T post, but thats another story. Maybe I need anger management?

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I once caught my Dad hitting a string trimmer with a hammer...:confused2:

 

[Diamondpilot]

I feel for you. I have fought many oil filters. For some reason everyone thinks you need to put them on with 450 FT TQ on boat motors. I guess they do not want any oil to drip in the lake or something.

Chris

 

[wallace]

AND THEN YOU WONDER WHY WE CHARGE SO MUCH FOR OUR SHOP RATES!!!:laughing:

 

[LoneCowboy]

when ti's really really really stuck on.
Take a BF screwdriver and drive it right thru the SOAB at a 90 degree angle.

now you have leverage

then turn screwdriver.

it works

but it's scary, because if it doesn't come off, now the car doesn't run. (well, it will, but not for long)