Spin On Oil Filter Kit - installation
Starting out we have a picture of the cycle before the installation of the kit.
And here is a picture after the oil filter kit is complete. Note that the bike looks more refined and faster than ever with the installation of the kit.
Actually, there are no drips or leaks to be seen so I must have gotten everything back where it belongs.
So here is the bike before the installation of the kit, uncovered.
Let's move it over to the middle of the driveway shall we?
There we shall get all our tools out.
Oops, reading the directions I need a 1 1/16" deep socket. Off to Menards' we go.
Here's the kit laid out on the driveway.
- blue LocTite for the threaded rod
- the threaded rod which holds the oil filter
- gasket spread to seal the filter chamber
- the filter chamber (on the paper towel)
- filter wrench cup
- O-ring for filter chamber
- two short oil filters
Here's the original filter under the bike.
The cover was pretty tight.
Cover removed with some effort.
Dropped the oil filter and any oil there into my drip pan.
Wiped out the area with old newspaper.
See how nice and clean it looks now?
Cleaned the threads with Carb cleaner and a toothbrush as recommended.
Once cleaned out, I then put LocTite on the short end of the threaded rod.
The rod went in nicely. Used the brand-new 1 1/4 deep socket to fasten it down with a torque wrench.
Cleaned up the chamber again.
Put some gasket sealer on the O-ring and the chamber.
As the directions say, 'Carefully screw the chamber onto the threaded rod, but not all the way up.'
Once in position, finish tightening the chamber with your torque wrench.
You have to use the filter cup with supplied rod to tighten the chamber. See the notches in the picture below show where the rod and engages the chamber to tighten it down.
And so, we have the chamber threaded into position.
Now the short filter gets filled with oil before being threaded on by hand.
Once started by hand, you can finish tightening the filter with one turn of the filter cup (with the rod removed).
Start up the cycle to check for leaks, drips, or spills.
The bike started right up.
Ran it at idle to see how things looked. Just fine.
The old filter sits on the drain pan for cleaning and storage/sale.
Thanks for checking it out!
