Can't even get the oil filter adapter T60 wrench onto the bolt.

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Cottontail said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the purpose of putting an oil filter adapter on? Are you trying to use a different sized filter moving forward, are you trying to relocate it slightly?
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I believe the OP is trying to replace the leaky o-rings in his.
 
It will come off with a pipe wrench too. Just get close to the end so as not to grab much of the aluminum behind it.
 
The Force is strong with this one!

LOL
 
JohnX said:
It will come off with a pipe wrench too. Just get close to the end so as not to grab much of the aluminum behind it.
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RECIPE FOR DISASTER... vice grips MAYBE. But a pipe wrench will be all over the place, youve got 1 or 2 shots, might as well use vice grips so it securely locks down.

A grinder with a cut off wheel will easily cut that Allen wrench. You may be able to cut off the autozone torx socket too, depending on how much sticks out from the factory.

BE CAREFULL with that angle grinder mr two left thumbs, that thing has ****ed up men with 10 times your experience. Use the guard, dont side load the blade, no loose clothing, never use the trigger lock, and check the condition of cut off wheels before every cut.
 
also, rules 1-5 of using an angle grinder: WEAR WELDING GLOVES

rules 6-10: WEAR A DAMN FULL-FACE SHIELD

what happens when you ignore rules 1-5: (warning, not for those with weak stomachs or bosses looking over their shoulders) http://i48.tinypic.com/eziycy.jpg

The stitches hurt worse than the cut did, but looking at my own finger bone at the bottom of the cut before it filled with blood wasn't the most pleasant experience I've ever had.
 
kastein said:
also, rules 1-5 of using an angle grinder: WEAR WELDING GLOVES

rules 6-10: WEAR A DAMN FULL-FACE SHIELD

what happens when you ignore rules 1-5: (warning, not for those with weak stomachs or bosses looking over their shoulders) http://i48.tinypic.com/eziycy.jpg

The stitches hurt worse than the cut did, but looking at my own finger bone at the bottom of the cut before it filled with blood wasn't the most pleasant experience I've ever had.
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Ha, the only time I use gloves with my grinder is when it gets too hot to hold! But saftey glasses ALWAYS!
 
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Poor grinder.... getting ran till its too hot to hold! Thats one of the reasons why i have a pair of twin ridgid's.

Im not gonna say DONT wear gloves.... but i prefer the grip allowed by not wearing gloves.

Oh, and if your grinding without a pair of safety glasses, you deserve the trip to the hospital for the magnetic eye wash, that shit is obvious.

Oh, and also, dont run cheap harbor freight wheels.

Also, NEVER leave a cutoff wheel attached to a grinder when you put it away, you can fracture the wheel, not see it, but when you run it up to full speed... shits gonna hit the fan. This is the only grinder safety rule thats gotten me, and it was at work,the dumbass co-workers STILL do this.
 
xcm said:
Also, NEVER leave a cutoff wheel attached to a grinder when you put it away, you can fracture the wheel, not see it, but when you run it up to full speed... shits gonna hit the fan. This is the only grinder safety rule thats gotten me, and it was at work,the dumbass co-workers STILL do this.
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Good advice on the glasses and fracturing the wheel...but I would add faceshield+glasses. To be honest I had no idea the damage it could do until I saw it with my own eyes.

I do disability evaluations for worker's comp here in TX. I saw a guy who was wearing faceshield+glasses and had a cut-off wheel disintegrate and hurl fragments at his face. A couple shards went THROUGH the faceshield and caused some severe lacerations that even severed some of his facial nerves...which resulted in difficulty chewing and eating. His word of advice was only use heavy duty faceshields, because he was using a foreign cheapie, and ALWAYS use a face shield when using a cut-off wheel.
 
A forum member is mailing me his T60 bit. 1000x easier and cheaper than fabricating hand made tools.

More evidence you really should to be a professional tradesman to work on Jeeps.
I learned a lot about grinder safety from the last few posts.
Glad I'm not touching that thing anytime soon.
 
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kastein said:
also, rules 1-5 of using an angle grinder: WEAR WELDING GLOVES

rules 6-10: WEAR A DAMN FULL-FACE SHIELD

what happens when you ignore rules 1-5: (warning, not for those with weak stomachs or bosses looking over their shoulders) http://i48.tinypic.com/eziycy.jpg

The stitches hurt worse than the cut did, but looking at my own finger bone at the bottom of the cut before it filled with blood wasn't the most pleasant experience I've ever had.
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you'll get written up in many shops for wearing gloves. I've sat through 15 years of monthly safety meetings, that's usually brought up every month.
RULE #1: Don't wear gloves, loose clothing, jewelry, or long hair not tied back while operating any sort of rotary tool or machine. tear away gloves like latex or nirtle are ok.
much better to have a gash than to lose your fingers when the glove gets wrapped up in the wheel.


So glad i had a regular hex bolt on mine, it literally took like 30 seconds to loosen.
 
bimmerjeeper said:
A forum member is mailing me his T60 bit. 1000x easier and cheaper than fabricating hand made tools.

More evidence you really should to be a professional tradesman to work on Jeeps.
I learned a lot about grinder safety from the last few posts.
Glad I'm not touching that thing anytime soon.
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Dude. You are, as so many have said making this HUGE mountain out of a little tiny mole hill.

There is no special fabrication of tools required. You need a bit, a hammer, a wrench and a pair of vice grips.
 
bimmerjeeper said:
But, I've been advised that I can not cut off the end of the "tempered steel" L-wrench without serious cutting tools.
All I have is an angle grinder. I can get access to a vice but don't have a cutting device like many of you professionals do.
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your angle grinder with a cutoff wheel will do just fine.


a vice would be helpful.
 
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