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From: Beav on 21 Jun 2010 08:11 "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message news:hvn920$agq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil > filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. Coz if they did, Snap-On wouldn't have been able to sell me a spiffing adjustable and (so far) totally unbeaten filter clampy thing. -- Beav
From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 08:17 Beav wrote: > > > "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message > news:hvn920$agq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil > > filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. > > Coz if they did, Snap-On wouldn't have been able to sell me a > spiffing adjustable and (so far) totally unbeaten filter clampy thing. Is it one of those things with 3 legs that move closer together as you turn the central nut? If so, it won't work on MVs or 955 Tigers. -- Krusty
From: Eiron on 21 Jun 2010 08:24 On 21/06/2010 13:17, Krusty wrote: > Beav wrote: > >> >> >> "Krusty"<dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message >> news:hvn920$agq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil >>> filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. >> >> Coz if they did, Snap-On wouldn't have been able to sell me a >> spiffing adjustable and (so far) totally unbeaten filter clampy thing. > > Is it one of those things with 3 legs that move closer together as you > turn the central nut? If so, it won't work on MVs or 955 Tigers. And won't fit a new filter without scratching it. -- Eiron. Alazzurra (1985) GSXR1100L (1990) XL883L (2008)
From: Simon Wilson on 21 Jun 2010 08:45 On 21/06/2010 13:24, Eiron wrote: > On 21/06/2010 13:17, Krusty wrote: >> Beav wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> "Krusty"<dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message >>> news:hvn920$agq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their oil >>>> filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more civilised. >>> >>> Coz if they did, Snap-On wouldn't have been able to sell me a >>> spiffing adjustable and (so far) totally unbeaten filter clampy thing. >> >> Is it one of those things with 3 legs that move closer together as you >> turn the central nut? If so, it won't work on MVs or 955 Tigers. > > And won't fit a new filter without scratching it. > huh? I've never needed a tool to fit a filter. Hand tighten only. -- /Simon
From: Krusty on 21 Jun 2010 08:54
Simon Wilson wrote: > On 21/06/2010 13:24, Eiron wrote: > > On 21/06/2010 13:17, Krusty wrote: > > > Beav wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>"Krusty"<dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message > > > > news:hvn920$agq$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > > > ...can't everyone put 17mm hex head lumps on the end of their > > > > > oil filters like wot K&N do? It makes life so much more > > > > > civilised. > > > > > > > > Coz if they did, Snap-On wouldn't have been able to sell me a > > > > spiffing adjustable and (so far) totally unbeaten filter clampy > > > > thing. > > > > > > Is it one of those things with 3 legs that move closer together > > > as you turn the central nut? If so, it won't work on MVs or 955 > > > Tigers. > > > > And won't fit a new filter without scratching it. > > > > huh? I've never needed a tool to fit a filter. Hand tighten only. It's not always possible to get a hand in (fnaar). And the SV workshop manual specifically says not to hand tighten, but do two full turns once the gasket touches the face. I've no idea if it's possible to do two full turns by hand - didn't need to find out thanks to the K&N's nut. -- Krusty |