Anybody know off the top of your head? I have the full Gearwrench metric set, but did not buy the SAE sizes. I would like to know what I need so that if I do not have the tool at my house, I can borrow it from my job for the night.
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Anybody know off the top of your head? I have the full Gearwrench metric set, but did not buy the SAE sizes. I would like to know what I need so that if I do not have the tool at my house, I can borrow it from my job for the night.
spray liberally with PB blaster or liquid wrench or your favorite form of brake free quite liberally for a day or two prior to trying to remove that filter.
best bet is to use a line wrench like you would on the brake lines. i don't remember off the top of my head but its pretty small id say between 10 and 14mm. adjustable would just round the head
PM TrannyMan...he just changed my fuel filter on my Bonneville. :P
definately spray that thing down with PB even after i did... i had to use vise grips and beat it loose with a hammer...those nuts can tend to get very stuck.
The fuel line size is definitely a 16mm, I am pretty sure the fuel filter size is either a 20mm or 21mm.
I checked at work today and the hex size on the fuel filter is a 20mm. The only problem is that 20mm flare nut wrenches are NOT a popular size. I think Snap On has it for about $55, better off with vise grips or just a open end wrench.
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I will have to check my line wreches. I know I have some for my break lines, but I think 20mm as mentioned above is way to big. I think its more along the lines of 12-15mm. I will try and check today to get you a better answer.
I just changed my the other day. It is a 16mm on the fuel line. The fuel filter itself is a 20mm. You don't need a flare nut wrench on the filter, just a wrench to hold it and keep the filter from spinning around when disconnecting or reconnecting the fuel line.
its a good idea to, just go up front under the hood where the fuel rail is and there will be a shrader valve on it, press it in to de pressurize the fuel system.
i think zef might have it.. i know one of them is 5/8.. spray the crap out of it with pb blaster for a couple days.. and tap the hell out of the nut while doing it too. it was a huge pita on my 01!!
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