<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I ended up making my own 6 point wrench for the large "nut" out of a thick aluminum sheet. I traced the nut onto the sheet then cut and filed it out until it was a tight fit. I used it a couple times before I gave up on the original setup and switched to the Motorsports right angle adapter. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Stu</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>Andy</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>The
fittings should tighten and not leak.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>You
should check to make sure you have not split or cut the
washers.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>Check
to make sure the metal surfaces are flat for the gaskets.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>You
should also check the big bolt at top is not bottoming out too
soon. Install it without the washer to make sure it does not stop
short of the metal adaptor.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>I
believe those are fiber washers; maybe copper washers would work
better.(?)</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>1.410"
= 35.8 mm</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>A 38
mm socket may work OK.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>The
correct wrenches would be line wrenches or crowfoot line
wrenches.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>You
would have to make your own 1.41" wrench. Do you know anyone with a water
jet cutter?</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>A
water jet or laser cutting machine could make a special tool to fit this
job.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>Ron
Fraser</span></font></div>
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<div dir="ltr" lang="en-us" align="left"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> Tigers
[mailto:<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Walker via
Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:26 PM<br><b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Stock oil filter set up
leaks<br><br></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey, guys:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First, the good news…I’ve got 60 lbs of pressure on the
gauge when I spin up my oil pump with my electric drill. For a stock oil
pump, that’s great!! That means that when I fire up my Tiger for the
first time on Sunday (hopefully…) that I should have oil pressure running out
my ears…which leads me to the bad news. I’ve got a couple of oil leaks
in the stock oil filter set-up, one of which is pretty bad. The bad one
is at the connection on top of the oil filter where the big bolt is that holds
the filter to the housing. The gasket is allowing the oil to just run
out at a pretty good clip. I’ve got that bolt twisted down pretty
tightly but it continues to leak. This is the first time that I’ve ever
had an original oil filter set-up on a Tiger, so I’m unfamiliar with their
oddities; are you supposed to use some sort of gasket sealer on that gasket
between the shoulders of the bolt and the housing? Is this a common
problem with these stock filter rigs?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The other leak is at the connection point between the short
hose and the block adapter. Hopefully, I’ll be able to tighten it up a
bit and stop the leak, but the leak I mentioned above is so bad that there is
no way that I can start the car before fixing it. Any advice on how to
properly seal that would be greatly appreciated.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oh, and by the way, I don’t have a proper-sized wrench for
the oil filter bolt in question. I mic’d it as best I could and it comes
out to be something like a 1.410” in size. All I’ve got that is big
enough to do the job is an adjustable wrench, and even that is so long that I
have to stand it up and grab the shoulders of the bolt with the ends of the
jaws of the wrench. What do you guys use on yours?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks much,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andy Walker<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Edmond, OK<u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div>
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