Thanks Graham,
Fortunately, I've spent a ton of money with them lately. They are
overnighting it tomorrow for a Saturday delivery. We'll see. Overnight
gets to Hawaii from the mainland "overnight" about 3% of the time.
Mark
Mark>On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:18:18 -0600 "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
wrote.
> yes, you need a larger gasket, which should be similar/identical to the
>large gasket for your old filter housing and serves the same purpose. It
>should have been included in the kit with the spin-on adaptor.
>
>if it wasn't, resist the temptation to re-use the old one, since this one
>will be clamped in there for all eternity (hopefully), and you want it to
be
>in good shape. Instead, call up TRF and vent in a constructive fashion,
>which is what I'm doing right now with my incompetent and annoying credit
>card company (Bank One) on an entirely different topic.
>
>Graham
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mbullard
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net; vinkg@fleishman.com
>Sent: 2/20/2003 3:43 PM
>Subject: Re: RE: Spin on Oil Filter
>
>Thanks all, I got it out through the top with a little pushing and
>squeezing. Now that it's out and I've removed the old large outer
>rubber
>gasket I noticed that the adapter comes with a washer like gasket that
>is
>much smaller and fits in the inner ring of the adapter. Do I also need
>a
>new large one for the outer gasket?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark
>
>>On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:16:18 -0600 "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
>wrote.
>>this is a favorite topic, since EVERYBODY has the same problem. I think
>the
>>consensus is to disconnect the clevis pin from the clutch linkage and
>then
>>unfasten the clutch slave cylinder so it can be moved out of the way,
>>preferably without doing anything dramatic enough to make the plastic
>hose
>>break ...
>>
>>Also, make sure you remember which side of the bell housing the
>cylinder is
>>mounted to, so you don't put it back in the wrong place, upside down,
>etc.
>>
>>If clearance is still a problem, you can sometimes gain a bit by
>putting a
>>jack under the engine and raising it a fraction, but make sure not to
>put
>>your fingers anywhere they'd be squished if the jack slipped.
>>
>>--Graham
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mbullard [mailto:mbullard@hawaii.rr.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:57 PM
>>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Spin on Oil Filter
>>
>>
>>'O great ones:
>>
>>I just bought the spin on oil filter replacement from TRF and am trying
>to
>>put it on. Well I haven't got that far because I can't figure out the
>best
>>way to remove the old one. It looks like removing the slave cylinder is
>the
>>way to go but I'm concerned about fluid leaks in doing so.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
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