Job gone wrong.

Yup...then there's the "butfirstigottas" You know, I need to rotate the tires on the truck. But first I gotta finish put the blades back on the lawn mower and get it out of the way, but first I gotta sharpen them, but first I gotta find out why the belt grinder isn't working, but first I gotta find my damn multimeter, but first I gotta....

I've had days where I never DID get to the job I originally planned.
 
On the subject of filters working on off-road equipment for 45 year I always hated doing the first oil change on a new machine. Seems like they have the biggest ape in the factory installing the filters. Most of thos filters come labled with tightening directions on the filter, like finger tight plus 3/4 turn. Once installed that way they almost always came off easy with a band type wrench.

One exception was one Cat truck that had small spin-on hydraulic filters that only went 1/16 of a turn past the point they touched the filter head. And even when doing that about half the time when trying to remove the can of the filter would slip and turn while the threaded part would stay locked on. The trick that I would use sounds a bit crude but if you took a air chisel and held it at the right angle you could give a couple quick blipps and the filter would come loose with no damage to the filer head.
 
My Moto Guzzi had an oil filter that was recessed into the pan so only option for removal was an oil filter cup on a socket wrench. Original one from the factory was a bugger. The cap would slip. Some 80 grit sandpaper folded in half and then sandwiched between the cup and the filter all the way around and then hammered on cured the problem. Would not slip and when combined with my 2 foot breaker bar made easy work.
 
Today I finally got around to changing the oil on the lady's 05' Corolla. Great car, well maintained, 207,000 miles on it, and doesn't drive like it at all

Everything went smoothly until the damn oil filter... Tried every. Single. Trick in the book, and this thing would not move.

Took just about three and a half hours for an oil change... I sat back, and brainstormed, and came to the conclusion that a screwdriver jammed straight through it just didn't give me enough leverage, so I needed something longer... My solution was to drive five screws through a 2x3 and screw the end of it to the face of the filter. This BARELY worked. It was enough leverage to coax a 1/4 turn out of it. I removed the screws, grabbed a shorter piece of wood, and tried again. Finally got it off...



I'm posting this thread because I'm really curious to see what kind of problems you've all faced when trying to just do one "simple" job. Let's hear it.
I once brought this same problem (stuck oil filter) to the tool desk at Sears. The salesman handed me the biggest Craftsman channel locks they had. If you have room, just wrap a channel lock plyers around it and scrunch the filter and twist it. Crushing the filter changes its shape and breaks the seal. I always oil the rubber seal before putting the filter back on.
 
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