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Originally Posted by kkim
Is this your first oil change? Bolt could have been overtightened from the factory.
I use a combination box wrench on the bolt to hold the nut securely and then give it a quick rap with the palm of my hand to "break" the nut loose. The extra length of the combo wrench makes breaking the nut loose easier. After it's cracked, I then use a ratchet and socket to remove... or in the case of the oil filter plate, I just unscrew it by hand.
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Yes this was the first, a couple weeks ago. I eventually got it off by hitting the handle of the smalls ratchet with a hammer. I tried for a good 10-15 minutes before that and the palm of my hand was bruised the next day. Must have been overtightened from factory.
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Originally Posted by noche_caliente
We put the handle to the kid's trike over it as a breaker bar - worked pretty well to get it off!
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Or you could have tied it to the back of the trike and had him get a head start.
