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Title: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: guzziownr on January 02, 2016, 11:50:44 AM
Reached into the box o' filters to discover that one fit my wrench and the other two didn't.  Stock Guzzi part and part #.  All three from MG Cycle.

Annoying!  New item I have to order here:

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Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: canuguzzi on January 02, 2016, 12:56:02 PM
Get a Talon from Bogart Engineering. Best oil filter removal tool ever. Sooner it later you'll need it. When you do, instead of hacking away, stabbing the filter with a screwdriver, looking for one of a dozen different wrenches it will remove the filter quickly without making a mess.

For removal only, not installation.
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: canuguzzi on January 02, 2016, 01:26:21 PM
Sorry, Bogart Aviation. Here is the link.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/ep/oilfilters_zcutters/talonoilfilter.php

Best stuck filter tool around. It will last forever and you can easily mod it for different filters. Tell them you have a Moto Guzzi and you'll get the right one.

Made in the USA. Worth every penny.
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: guzziownr on January 02, 2016, 03:45:56 PM
My first oil change on this bike you could have removed the filter with thumb and pinky.  The mighty Eldo has a hose clamp but on the Griso I just draw a line on the white filter so I can see if it moves over time.
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: Arizona Wayne on January 02, 2016, 04:09:16 PM
Take your new oil filter to Walmart, Autozone, Napa, etc. and get a wrench that matches it.  :wink:
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: Murray on January 02, 2016, 04:25:47 PM
Just how long have those filters been sitting on your shelf? The change happened years ago! from dim dark distant memory a 64mm HD filter spanner fits.
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: guzziownr on January 02, 2016, 05:47:20 PM
Take your new oil filter to Walmart, Autozone, Napa, etc. and get a wrench that matches it.  :wink:

I need new valve cover gaskets anyway so MG will get the call.
Title: Re: Oil filter: My Stucchi wrench no longer fits
Post by: guzziownr on January 02, 2016, 05:52:17 PM
Just how long have those filters been sitting on your shelf? The change happened years ago! from dim dark distant memory a 64mm HD filter spanner fits.

I was hoping they would appreciate in value!  Actually I think I got the odd ones in a trade with a dealer who needed the smaller ones for a customer's bike.  I usually get them four at a time whenever I need something from MG Cycle.