oil filter wrench

[dan miller]

Can anyone supply the part number for an oil filter wrench - preferably NAPA - that fits a M900?  I'd like to find one that fits the facets of the filter.

Thanks, Danny

[Ddan]

I've got one and it doesn't grip the filter well enough.  I don't remember the size but I don't recommend that type.

[671M900]

I use one of these, got it at my Kmart:

[Buckethead]

I recommend a claw type.

http://www.google.com/products?q=World%27s+Best+Universal+Oil+Filter+Wrench&btnG=Search+Products



edit: Balls! Beat me to it!

[CETME]

I use this:  Craftsman strapwrench. Works like a charm, only $15, made out of aluminum. Tough as hell, and does a million other jobs:

[He Man]

i use my teeth.

or if i havent brushed my teeth yet, i use the autozone one for $4.99 or thats how much i bought it last time. dont forget that you dont need a filter wrench to PUT IT ON. otherwise u will be using the screw driver technique to remove it.

[northerncalguy]

MotoMFG has a great CNC wrench for Ducati filters.

[dan miller]

Thanks everyone.  Too tight/waterpump pliers or screwdriver for removal is OK.  Too loose/oil squirting on the rear tire is bad.

I can't get much of a grip on it to tighten, and hand tightening it with a oil filter socket would make me more comfortable.

Thanks again, Danny

Will try Autozone

[671M900]

Also, the KN filters have a hex welded on top of it.

[Buckethead]

Also, the KN filters have a hex welded on top of it.

This.

Chris Kelley at CA Cycleworks sells them.

With either that, or one of the claw types that fits on a ratchet, you can use a torque wrench to get it exactly where you want it. You can do that with a cup style, too, but most of them that I've used were too thin/flimsy to give much grunt.

[He Man]

however hiflo filtro filters are half the price...if you dont go ballastic on the oil filter then it shoudlnt be so tight that you need a hex socket to remove it.

[Buckethead]

True, but in my experience "hand-tight" = slow leak.

[ducatiz]

Single-purpose tools suck.

[He Man]

how many people actually have a channel lock at home unless they do their own plumping? those things arent cheap either.

[booger]

True, but in my experience "hand-tight" = slow leak.

I have never had a screw-on oil filter leak when I have tightened it by hand. Never.

next time man up and put some effort into it



I've used a wide rubber band to get a grip on the filter for hand tightening, and even loosening. But I've got the grip of a bear.