MX5200 hst. The transmission and hydraulic filters were torqued on there pretty good. Do the replacement filters need to be that tight or is hand tight ok like every other filter I've ever changed? I've never experienced filters that tight before.
A good hand tight will be fine. Turn it down good and snug and turn it another quarter turn.
both of these are correct.....GamblerAcres
If the filters are Kubota parts, they say right on them to tighten 3/4 turn past when the gasket touches. We have had several filters from the factory that we ended up destroying the filter to get them off.
Make sure you put oil on the gasket before assembly. That sure makes a difference.
Digger
I like that idea but not much room to play under there.I have had use a pipe wrench, short, sharp thrusts to crack the seal
My first service with the 3560 the filters were real tough to get off. 1st attempt I twisted the wrench up pretty good so I went and picked up 2 more and used both on the filter in order to loosen them. I thought about doing what Flip said however I was worried the filter would just rip then I'd really be up the creek so I left that as a last resort.
Watched my dad do that in the 1960's and have had to do it a few times myself over the last 40 years. Have never ripped one in half but thought about the possibility. Had to do it on a Honda generator last year, absolutely no room around it for any other option.I thought about doing what Flip said however I was worried the filter would just rip then I'd really be up the creek so I left that as a last resort.