Sump Filter - Cover Removal

[Royboy]

Yes, just a sharp tap from the front will do. Doesn't usually take a big hit.

roy

 

[michaelpthompson]

I'm having this same problem. Removed six bolts, right? Don't have a big hammer, but I tapped it pretty hard with a standard claw hammer on a piece of wood. Worked in the center and both sides, can't seem to get it loose. Is there something I'm missing?

 

[weekendrider]

Sum r beechs to get loose/off. Just keep at it. The six bolts are all there is holding it. . . . well that and what ever the PO used to glue it together.

 

[michaelpthompson]

The PO who sold it to me said he had never removed that plate, and it sat in his garage for at least five years, so I suppose it's probably just stuck. He wasn't the original owner though. I'll keep banging. Thanks.

 

[lurch11]

Mine was stuck on with some sort of gasket goo when I bought it. Couple of decent blows with a rubber mallet and it popped right off.

The PO had snapped the head off one of the bolts so I guess he was worried it would leak. Once the cover was off I was able to wind the offending bolt out with a small pair of vice grips. It wasn't tight at all so I ran a tap through the threads just to be sure they were ok.

 

[XSLeo]

Do you have an electric heat gun? Liberal use of such a tool may soften the "glue".
Putting the piece of would on the drain plug puts leverage on it from a different angle, May help.
Leo