Driving a screw driver through a filter is an old
trick that is bereft with perils. On some cars the
threaded male end sticks so far out that you can
damage the threads with the screw driver. My
neighbor spent 4 hours trying to remove a filter
on his new Pontiac. Screw drivers, my strap
wrench, super secret swear words, nothing
worked. We eventually pushed the car to the
dealer for a $19.95 oil change. The mechanic
reached up with the biggest pair of Channelocks
I had ever seen and quickly removed the AC filter.
He mused 'Just like a woman, the first time is
always the tightest'.
Dave Johnson
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