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Coleridge · #1 Post by **Coleridge** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:45 pm

Was changing my tranny oil to see how bad it was since I had lost my filter and never recovered it before the group ride. Well there were hardly any flakes on the new filter so it got me to wondering. I took a flashlight & looked in & could see it. Were it was at, at the group ride ????. I took a coat hanger and could move it around but never could get it out. After about 5 min I took a long straight screwdriver poked in there and bent it in the middle at about 45degree angle. Took the coat hanger and got it near the the hole & grabbed it with a pair of needdlenose. A slight twist and I had it.

Thought I'd post it in case anyone else needed it out. I heard a few people say it took like an hour & that they had to take the frame rail off. I had it out in 2 min after the flustrate screwdriver jab. Just a thought.

haydug · #2 Post by **haydug** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:48 pm

So, I guess it didn't want to come out at the group ride?? :confused:

cdrookie · #3 Post by **cdrookie** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:02 pm

took me around 4 hours both times i had to do it. didn't hurt it and didn't have to remove anything. i think i got the hang of it now, hopefully i'll never have to find out if i do.

garysol1 · #4 Post by **garysol1** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:36 pm

cool? So can I have mine back now.....

J/K

Ryanstones · #5 Post by **Ryanstones** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:22 pm

It took me about 2 hours of fishing, trying to get it out whole. Finally i pierced the filter with a needle file and pulled it right out. argh. that was like 30 oil changes ago. don't want THAT to happen again!:mad:

cannondale27 · #6 Post by **cannondale27** » Mon May 24, 2004 2:02 am

Try this mod it works great!

http://63.208.1.219/vbb/showthread.php?s=&...t=tranny+filter

Ryanstones · #7 Post by **Ryanstones** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:02 am

I copied that thread to the FAQ/Knowledge Base 27. You are the man!