On Jul 16, 9:10?am, jamesgangnc wrote:
?Most of times I have tried driving a screwdriver through the
filter the results has been that it simply twisted the can off without
removing the base.- Hide quoted text -

If the filter is *really* stuck, it would be easy to imagine that the
flimsy can wouldn't endure the torque required to break it loose.
Couple that with the small amount of surface contact associated with a
screw driver blade- and you would wind up ripping instead of twisting
the can.