Oil filter wrench

[TVZ]

Can any one tell me a trick to get the oil filter off my 1726E? It's tucked down among other stuff so it's very hard to get a wrench on (See attached photo) (and it seems to be on very tight). I've tried several wrenches but none are able to get a good enough grip on it and allow me to exert the force needed.

 

[Darryle]

You think you can get something like this in there?

Lisle Oil Filter Wrench

 

[5030]

I don't bother with any wrench on any oil filter that I need to remove to install a new one (exception is the cars, I use a strap wrench on them), I take a long screwdriver and a hammer and shove the screwdriver through the filter and lever it off with the impaled screwdriver.

You are tossing it anyway. jam it in and lever it off. easy-peasy.

Don't forget to check to see if the old filter gasket came off with the filter. Double gasketed filters always leak.

 

[sea2summit]

Strap or a chain wrench. Screwdriver thing works too but it's messy more often than not.

 

[ruffdog]

Anything that drives off the end of the filter like a end cap wrench, strap wrench, or that claw wrench.

Snap-on Store

 

[PuffyC]

My only oil filter wrench is a pair of channellocks. My right hand is the tightener. Haven't found a piece of equipment it hasn't worked on yet.

 

[TVZ]

Thanks all--Several good possibilities here...

 

[Dmacleo]

yeah screwdriver time. I use cap type wrench with extension for mine but I needed it for few other items anyways. no sense spending money drive it in and rotate it 1/2 turn should go by hand then

 

[5030]

Strap or a chain wrench. Screwdriver thing works too but it's messy more often than not.

Why is that may I ask? You already have the drain pan beneath the tractor and even if you use another means of unscrewing it, when it parts from the filter boss, it will pee oil out the bottom anyway. Don't like used oil on your hands? Wear latex gloves...

OP cannot get a wrench on it, too close clearance (if you bothered to read his opening comment), which obviously you did not...

Have the same issue with both my Kubota's, why I use the screwdriver method.

 

[sea2summit]

Why is that may I ask? You already have the drain pan beneath the tractor and even if you use another means of unscrewing it, when it parts from the filter boss, it will pee oil out the bottom anyway. Don't like used oil on your hands? Wear latex gloves...

OP cannot get a wrench on it, too close clearance (if you bothered to read his opening comment), which obviously you did not...

Have the same issue with both my Kubota's, why I use the screwdriver method.

I've got several vehicles where there are skid plates or other obstacles below the filter, easier just to spin it off.

I'm pretty sure if you read the OP or looked at the photo you'd see possibilities other than the screwdriver...which I never said wasn't a viable option.

 

[RalphVa]

Can any one tell me a trick to get the oil filter off my 1726E? It's tucked down among other stuff so it's very hard to get a wrench on (See attached photo) (and it seems to be on very tight). I've tried several wrenches but none are able to get a good enough grip on it and allow me to exert the force needed.

I bought one similar to this at NAPA several years ago: Amazon.com: ABN 3/8 Inch Drive Oil Filter Removal Tool Adjustable Wrench Tools Canister, for Removing 2.5-3.25in Diameter Spin-On: Automotive

 

[Thomas]

I've had good luck with socket type that fit filter,all you need 1/2" socket wrench maybe extension...got mine from NAPA.

 

[hosspuller]

Impaling any filter with a screwdriver sounds messy. I have this metal strap wrench in several sizes. With suitable socket wrench, flex joints and extensions, this wrench has taken off every obstructed, stuck on, upside down, dirty, oily, and SOB filter I've every run across. Only needs a small space since it can ratchet the filter can in steps to turn it. Even tightens (gently) the filter when I can't get my whole hand on the filter.

I first bought one, after trying several different wrench types to remove the filter on a new car. It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..

 

[Big Barn]

I've had trucks and tractors all my life and I can honestly say there is no "one size fits all" solution.

 

[5030]

It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..

Kubota has a really bad habit of installing their filters and then painting the chassis. Makes for a really hard to remove filter first time around. Normal strap wrench just crushes the filter case. The screwdriver deal came from my friendly Kubota head tech who happens to be a shooting buddy too. Like he told me, all you need is a hammer and a long blade screwdriver and you are good to go. been doing it that way for years. Haven't met a filter yet that won't come off. They may get a bit ugly in the process however.

I will say the Kubota gearcase filters are a bit tougher to puncture, they have a heavier case to withstand the hydraulic pressure. Takes a bigger hammer.

 

[can do]

I've had trucks and tractors all my life and I can honestly say there is no "one size fits all" solution.

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That looks just like my assortment .

 

[ray66v]

Kubota has a really bad habit of installing their filters and then painting the chassis. Makes for a really hard to remove filter first time around.

They are hard to take off, simply because they put them on too tight.

It is not possible to paint on the outside, in a way that would make it harder to unscrew.

 

[Frankenkubota]

I don't bother with any wrench on any oil filter that I need to remove to install a new one (exception is the cars, I use a strap wrench on them), I take a long screwdriver and a hammer and shove the screwdriver through the filter and lever it off with the impaled screwdriver.

You are tossing it anyway. jam it in and lever it off. easy-peasy.

Don't forget to check to see if the old filter gasket came off with the filter. Double gasketed filters always leak.

i did that once on my brothers car.

the filter self destructed and we were left hi and dry, couldn't get the old one off so obviously couldn't get the new one on.

 

[lpakiz]

When I was a truck mechanic, we punctured the very bottom of almost every oil filter and let it drip out. Truck oil filters are big and heavy and messy. Draining it helps take care of some of the messy.

We made our own punches from a length of 1/2” rod, ground one end down to a sharp point, not quite as sharp as a pencil. Some trucks needed a rod 16” long to reach up in where the filter was located. Keep the rod seated in the hole while you get out of the way.

I have been using an old plastic bread sack as a condom over my hand. When you done, roll it off your hand inside out. Works with the drain plug as well as the filter also, if you do get some drips. Remove the filter, then roll the bag off your hand and onto the filter. All the oil is inside the bread sack.

 

[RalphVa]

Impaling any filter with a screwdriver sounds messy. I have this metal strap wrench in several sizes. With suitable socket wrench, flex joints and extensions, this wrench has taken off every obstructed, stuck on, upside down, dirty, oily, and SOB filter I've every run across. Only needs a small space since it can ratchet the filter can in steps to turn it. Even tightens (gently) the filter when I can't get my whole hand on the filter.

I first bought one, after trying several different wrench types to remove the filter on a new car. It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..

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Not enough room on the tractor engine for this type.