April 16th, 2018 at 1:09 PM
I actually did. I found that although they were good for finding a good fit on it (which was difficult to do), they could not get anywhere NEAR a tight enough fit on it to break it loose. Whoever strapped that filter on before made a point to make it as difficult to remove as humanly possible.
It was hard finding one that fit because they used 14 flute wrenches instead of the standard 15 flute. So I found one that was the correct size, accidentally got the 15 flute variety, stripped it. Whoops. Went back to the store, got the 14 flute variety. It fit great, but then I stripped the filter itself, not just the tool. What ended up doing the trick was wrapping the filter in duct tape to get a better grip on the filter tool, and wedging screwdrivers in there to overcome it being a tad bit stripped. Finally managed to break it loose.
It was hard finding one that fit because they used 14 flute wrenches instead of the standard 15 flute. So I found one that was the correct size, accidentally got the 15 flute variety, stripped it. Whoops. Went back to the store, got the 14 flute variety. It fit great, but then I stripped the filter itself, not just the tool. What ended up doing the trick was wrapping the filter in duct tape to get a better grip on the filter tool, and wedging screwdrivers in there to overcome it being a tad bit stripped. Finally managed to break it loose.
