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[Garrett Bennett]

I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws holding on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has alot of resistence. Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? Garrett Bayonne nj __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ross Lindberg]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Garrett Bennett wrote:

> > I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws

holding on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has alot of resistence.

> Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? > Garrett > Bayonne nj > >

I haven't looked that closely at the '08, but I'm sure the oil filter cover is very similar to the older bikes. It is sealed by an O- ring. Sometimes there gets to be some "sticktion" between the o-ring and the metal parts. It is sage to use a plier and GENTLY ease the filter cover off. Somtimes rotating the cover will help break the seal. When I replace the filter cover, I make sure it is clean, then oil the o-ring with clean oil. Ross Lindberg Fertile, MN Angels Camp, CA

[Spike55]

I did a filter and oil change on my brother's '08 and the screws, filter, by-pass tube, and cover are the same as my '06. As others have noted, the cover should be tight because of the O-ring. I wiggle this off by hand, after stuffing a lot of rags in between the engine and skid-plate to catch the oil that comes out of the filter housing. I also use a little dab of Loctite when reinstalling the screws so I don't worry about them working lose and end up over-tightening them. Don R100, A6F --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Garrett Bennett wrote:

> > I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws

holding on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has alot of resistence.

> Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? > Garrett > Bayonne nj > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Ernie Campbell]

i do mine on the sidestand and no oil comes out. Ernie Campbell http://www.oldskoolklr650.com

----- Original Message ----- From: Spike55 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 5:42 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Oil Filter cover question I did a filter and oil change on my brother's '08 and the screws, filter, by-pass tube, and cover are the same as my '06. As others have noted, the cover should be tight because of the O-ring. I wiggle this off by hand, after stuffing a lot of rags in between the engine and skid-plate to catch the oil that comes out of the filter housing. I also use a little dab of Loctite when reinstalling the screws so I don't worry about them working lose and end up over-tightening them. Don R100, A6F --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Garrett Bennett wrote: > > I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws holding on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has alot of resistence. > Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? > Garrett > Bayonne nj > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Doug Pippin]

Garrett An easy way to remove the oil filter cover is to remove the screws, then insert two of them just into the cover and pinch them together with your hand. The threads will catch on the cover and allow you to wiggle the cover loose. If you can't get a grip with the removed screws try a couple of longer ones. good luck Doug in NC ---------- At 10:46 AM 4/12/2008, you wrote:

>Oil Filter cover question > Posted by: "Garrett Bennett" gbennett69@... gbennett69 > Date: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:42 pm ((PDT)) > >I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws >holding on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has >alot of resistence. > Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? > Garrett > Bayonne nj

---------- Doug Pippin 828-684-8488 d_pippin_89@... ---------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Nathan Nichols]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Garrett Bennett wrote:

> I've got an 08 and i changed the oil, and I can take out the screws holding > on the oil filter cover but the cover wont come off it has alot of > resistence. > Is this normal should I just rip it off with plyers? > Garrett > Bayonne nj

On my 08, I pull the bolts, and spin the cover clockwise a little bit to position the bolt holes and small tab on the lower right-hand side to where I can get a finger behind them. I then rock and spin the cover side-to-side using that tab and the bolt holes. As Earnie said, if you do it on the sidestand you shouldn't get much oil leakage out the side. ----- Nathan

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Doug Pippin wrote:

> > Garrett > > An easy way to remove the oil filter cover is to remove the screws, > then insert two of them just into the cover and pinch them together > with your hand. > The threads will catch on the cover and allow you to wiggle the

cover loose.

> If you can't get a grip with the removed screws try a couple of

longer ones.

> > good luck > Doug in NC

Doug, What a useful tidbit of info. I don't believe I remember that suggestion. Hmmm. The bike is once again, buried in winter 'combat-storage'--so I am going to speculate.... I just wonder if you could thread just the cover with a different pitch bolt and make an even better retractor? Screw in the next size bolt (6mm? I am thinking the bolt is a 4mm bolt). Probably over kill...but every oil filter change, I find my self talking to the filter cover, and it is not 'love-talk'. revmaaatin.

[LD]

Yet another easy way to remove it I learned from someone on this list.. After you remove the screws, turn the cover just enough so you can run some string, (or a zip tie, or bulldog wire, etc) through the holes in the cover and make your self a handle that you can pull the cap off with. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Curtis Van Weelden]

Why the engine is warming up, I start backing out the bolts and let the engine oil pressure push the cover out until I can see the o-ring groove. Anyone see any problems with this approach? Curt Curt Van Weelden [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:28:08 -0700 (PDT) Curtis Van Weelden writes:

> Why the engine is warming up, I start backing out the bolts and let > the engine oil pressure push the cover out until I can see the > o-ring groove. Anyone see any problems with this approach? > > Curt > > > Curt Van Weelden

<><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><> Curt, That's an interesting way to remove the cover. Doesn't take much effort and is slow and steady. I see several potential issues with doing it that way. - If you go too far removing the cover you could have one heck of a mess and you could damage the o-ring. - If you release the bolts just a bit too much you cold pull a thread or two from the case. I guess this could be a show stopper. One way I see to eliminate this problem is to install longer bolts with nuts on them before trying this trick. The bolts will be using all the threads in the case and the part that turns is the nut on the bolt. If you strip a thread it's on an expendable part, either the bolt or the nut. - If you aren't careful to release the bolts evenly you could jam the cover in the case. - I suppose you could break an ear off the cover. Other than that it seems like something that could work well if a person was careful. Thanks for sharing it. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT