super stuck oil filter bolt!!!!

the bolt is cheaper than the housing

 

As was said before, if you can grind drill saw file the rest of the bolt head off you can slip off the filter housing. Then you can unscrew the bolt out of the case with a pipe wrench.

 

I got it out!!!!!
Hey ya'll thanks again for the help. I got it out by cutting off the larger washer part of the bolt and the filter slipped right off and the bolt came out. Now it looks like my filter cover is a little jacked up and the new bolt might not seal well to the cover. So I'm going to be looking for a new filter cover and probably posting a new topic about that.

 

If you are going to pay for another filter cover, why not save yourself some grief and go the spin-on filter adapter route? No more stuck covers, ever!

See the sticky topics on top of the main forum page.

 

That's what I'd do if I were where youre at.
Probably cost about the same and filters would be easier to come by.

 

Sounds cool. thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

 

get a friend with a welding unit to weld a nut on your bolt then just take it off, the heat will also help taking the bolt off, that's what I did, worked great!

 

You could try one of these bolts
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-EMGO-O ... 2937QQrdZ1


Or better yet, here's the whole thing & at a really decent price!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/B246-85-Yamaha-XJ70 ... dZViewItem

Good Luck

 

Thanks guys. I got a new bolt and I'll have the new cover by saturday. Then I'll be back on the road.

 

I've been fighting the dammed oil filter cover bolt for over two hours when I realized that I can't be the only person having this problem. I take some small measure of comfort knowing I'm not the only one who's run into this. So far I've managed to strip the bolt head using wrenches, sockets, and vice grips. My new set of Sears damaged bolt head sockets don't do much good either. They bite well enough, but the bolt stays put while they just gouge in deeper. I'm going to try a small monkey wrench next, but if that fails I'll have to break the bolt off with a chisel. Am I correct in assuming that the washer is actually part of the bolt head? I can't really tell for sure. Should I be placing the chisel between the head and the washer, or behind the washer next to the cover?

 

Hey Tony66,

Yhea, that washer is a part of the bolt. So chisel or cut it off in-between the washer and cover. I dremmeled it. The cover will fall right off. And then you'll need a new bolt. Be super careful you don't cut up your cover too bad or you might need a new one of those. . .

Good luck!

 

This may have been stated before and it is so good that I'll risk the repeat.

A friend let me use his #8 Craftsman stripped hexhead tool for a few minutes and I was able to break that stuborn oil filter bolt with stripped corners (thanks to P.O. )

It broke loose so easly!!!!!! I cant say it enough.

The more pressure I put on the tool the harder it grabbed hold!!


We ALL need this in our tool boxes!

 

You are correct about the washer being a part of the bolt. I drilled out the mess and used an eazy-out to remove mine two weeks ago. Got pictures, if you care to view them I will post them in the gallery. I would use the chisel as a last resort. Have you tried to cut a slot in what is left of your bolt head? I did that on one years ago and was able to use a hefty screwdriver and adjustable wrench for leverage. Nothing to lose so give that a shot.

 

Two words: Impact Driver.

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More words: A few firm but gentle raps on the butt of the impact driver from a hammer will work wonders. It's my tool of first resort after wrenches, screwdrivers or sockets won't budge a bolt or screw. It almost ALWAYS works. I used it on my XJ's sticky oil bolt. And they are not expensive either.