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Anyone had any luck unscrewing an oil filter stud on a GS1150 ?

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Another stripped out stud on my 1150 from the PO. Anyone had any luck unscrewing the studs that hold the oil filter cover on a GS1150 ? Cant for the life of me figure out how someone could strip one out but it is, at least its the bottom one. I have visions of breaking a piece out of the block and being up ****s creek trying to unscrew it
 
I think they have threadlock on em.
You would need to heat them to weaken this.
 
Sure the threads on the stud are gone..its usually the acorn nut that goes. If the stud threads are decent enough you can out on 2 nuts and jam them together, using the inside one to unscrew the stud. If the studs jacked, then some vice grips will do the trick. Red loctite the new one in.
 
The threads on the stud are totally screwed , the nut is gone. It doesn't seem to leak at all but I like things to be right. I think Ill get a propane torch and go about it gently with vise grips unless anyone has a better idea. Thanks for the help
 
This happens to every GS sooner or later -- Suzuki made those stupid studs out of cheddar cheese.

A little heat to soften the thread locking compound and some vice grips is all you need. You don't need to get it red hot. And honestly, I've removed many of these with just the vice-grips.

New OEM studs are cheap, or perhaps you can find a good hardware store or independent auto store with some 6mm studs that are long enough.


If you don't have studs on hand or easily available, just TEMPORARILY replace the studs with 6mm screws (I think 25mm is the correct thread length), order up some studs and nuts, and replace the bolts with the studs and nuts next time you change the oil.
 
Funny my engine case bolts are the right thread and size for the holes.
Oh well good luck I replaced one a while back and managed to drop it into the well of the oil pan. I managed to blast it out with a hit of the startrer button. It shot out nicely but I suggest you stuff a clean rag in there prior to working on the stud.
 
Got lucky, it came out with no heat and I got a stud at a bolt store. Lock tited it in and put a regular nut on it until I can track down one of those castle nuts that came on it, Thanks for the help, very much appreciated. I should have read Jeeprustys thread first but no problems
 
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