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[kbcvo]

So what is the trick to removing the oil filter with the oil cooler lines above the filter? Do I have to remove the lines or get a different type oil filter wrench. The wrench that i have been using is the one that slips around the filter. Maybe one that fits the end will work. But I would like to know before buying.

[efrbc1]

K&N filters have a nut on the end that makes removal easy.  Good filters too!!

Chris

[mark]

I have the one that slips on the end of the filter and it can be turned with a ratchet and extension.  It looks similar to the attached pic.  BTW, they all cost too much.

[sadunbar]

So what is the trick to removing the oil filter with the oil cooler lines above the filter? Do I have to remove the lines or get a different type oil filter wrench. The wrench that i have been using is the one that slips around the filter. Maybe one that fits the end will work. But I would like to know before buying.

It will...

The K&N filter is a good choice too.  It's what I use...   

[r0de_runr]

wrench with the cutoutfor the crank position sensor.

I have sanded the end of a new Harley filter and used JB Weld to glue on a nut for easier removal. 

[dlaws01]

wrench with the cutoutfor the crank position sensor.

I have sanded the end of a new Harley filter and used JB Weld to glue on a nut for easier removal.

Another great use of J-B weld!   

[r0de_runr]

Another great use of J-B weld!   

Yep, like lipstick on a pig...lol.

[BigD2112]

wrench with the cutoutfor the crank position sensor.

I have sanded the end of a new Harley filter and used JB Weld to glue on a nut for easier removal.

I like that idea.....jb weld a few days before you have to do the service and you are set to go....I prefer to stick to the OEM filters personally, but i have used K&N and the Hiflo and never had any issues

[kbcvo]

So where can I get a filter wrench that the one pictured in the above post.

[mark]

I bought mine at a Harley dealer (but it wasn't a Harley item).  Amazon has them for about $10 plus shipping. 

[kbcvo]

Thanks. Looks like I need to be ordering one.

[kbcvo]

So is this overkill.
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Oil-Filter-Wrench-2835-0079/dp/B009XIRORW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1399517505&sr=8-7&keywords=twin+cam+oil+filter+wrench

[OBB]

So is this overkill.
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Oil-Filter-Wrench-2835-0079/dp/B009XIRORW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1399517505&sr=8-7&keywords=twin+cam+oil+filter+wrench

Looks stronger than the little black one which works pretty good.

[ultrafxr]

Filter on my '12 cuse7 must have been put on at the factory by a gorilla. 

At the first oil change I swear that the filter body was twisted because I had to apply so much force to loosen it. 

[ultrafxr]

Filter on my '12 cuse7 must have been put on at the factory by a gorilla.  At the first oil change I swear that the filter body was twisted because I had to apply so much force to loosen it.