Tips for getting off fuel canister on gt40

[Brichter14]

I am trying to change the fuel filter on my super sport and i cannot unscrew the canister for the life of me. I have tried wd40 and an oil filter wrench and it wont budge. any ideas?

[rossrips7]

Go to lowes and get the biggest pipe wrench you can find. I believe I used a 24 inch kobalt.


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[beach]

The Home Depot 18" pipe wrench worked for me.

[wakejunky]

Last resort, take the whole assembly out of the boat. Put the canister in a bench vise and thread in two bolts into the mounting holes and then use a big screwdriver or long lever and unscrew the top from the canister. (do not use the bolts from the boat)

[charlesml3]

Use a strap wrench. You can get one at most auto parts stores. It won't damage your fuel cell and it'll easily remove the canister.

[BigBen_UK]

I used a 1/2" drive webbing filter strap like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Belt...641751186.html with a 3 foot breaker bar and a sheet of rubber between the strap and the canister for grip = no teeth marks from using a pipe wrench, it did need the leverage of the breaker bar and the grip from the rubber though !

[DLafont]

Like wakejunky suggested, take it out of the boat and into a bench vise if you have access to one. Fairly simple to pull out of the boat.