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Ken
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 10:31 pm: | 
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Hello all, I'm in the garage right now and I've been able to loosen the bolts on each end of the fuel filter. My question is how do you get that thing off of the fuel line ? It seems that when you turn the nut one way it tightens on the other side . I'm affraid if I keep turning it I'll break the fuel line .
Thanks
Ken |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 12:25 am: |
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Ken,
I loosened each side individually. After a while the nuts on the fuel lines will start to freespin. When that happens you just have to tug on the filter until it pops off of the fuel line. There is a rubber O ring at the end of the connection (which looks alot like the old propane connection). I suppose this is to prevent catastophic fuel leaks if the filter becomes loose, but for your purposes it's just going to make getting the filter a bit hard to get off. Make sure you have a catch pan, it's going to drip about half a cup on you. Hope that helps.
JR |
ken
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 04:08 pm: |
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JR. Thanks I worked on it for about 1/2 an hour last night , I'll spend some time today trying to work on the nuts , which are probably seized , thanks for the tip .
Ken . |
SG
| | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 01:41 pm: |
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The problem is that Rover, in its infinite wisdom, used some kind of monkey-snot sealer on the fittings. Add to that the fact that the filter is aluminium and the lines are steel. Can you say differential corrosion?
This is a heinous job the first time around. I used two wrenches, both 'line' wrenches (kinda like a box end with a part cut out for the line to pass through). The filter has a hex-nut-like part on it. Even with with these (and a week of penetrating oil beforehand) the fittings would not budge. Tried a nut splitter, but the aluminium just smooshes.
Eventually needed the Dremel to cut the filter off. The aluminium only made a *few* sparks....
The good news is that there is an A/C filter that is a direct replacement for about $8. All steel to boot, so you won't have to worry about differential corrosion. I used grease on the fittings, not sealer....
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Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 08:15 pm: |
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A dremmel to get the fuel filter off? And they've been calling the Hummer guy a moron. Jeez.
JR |
JC
| | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 08:51 pm: |
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Just loosen the bolts to where they spin freely and give it a good yank, and it'll come loose...Whatever you do DO NOT take a dremel or another cutting tool to it, that is stupid and dangerous. |
Dee
| | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 11:54 pm: |
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Grinder, La Boom Da Grande... |
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