Chuck Gould wrote:
: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.

Use as strap wrench -- KD 3149 or equivalent. It's a nylon strap
attached to a square tube with a 1/2" internal diameter. You wrap the
strap around the filter, taking up the excess. Then you put a 1/2"
drive ratchet into the pipe and turn. Never met a filter I couldn't
get off with mine, and I've seen many, many filters put on by
gorillas.