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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Alex Wingrove on August 02, 2013, 07:30:33 pm

Title: HELP!
Post by: Alex Wingrove on August 02, 2013, 07:30:33 pm

Ok so my filter sheered off.

How do I get it out, is drilling my only option?

Thanks

Alex

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Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Kenny83 on August 02, 2013, 08:14:40 pm

Drill it with bolt extractors

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Alex Wingrove on August 02, 2013, 09:50:48 pm

yes.

Thats a good idea.

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Roger Oakley on August 02, 2013, 09:53:55 pm

I had this happen to me, you should be able to bolt extractors from Halfords maybe, few years ago, but I think I paid around £20 for a set

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: BDCS on August 02, 2013, 11:49:00 pm

Warm it up first and get a large flat screw driver - the sort with a tapered flat end and hexagon shank like they sell in Wickes, knock it into the hole and turn with a spanner on the shank. The filter is best fitted tank end with a QR into the pump - this stops this happening as it removes the filter from the vibration

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Blast Away on August 03, 2013, 09:33:42 am

Had a few of these over the year with the same ali cast filters. spesh through winter.

As Carl said, large flat head screw driver, easy done.