03-23-2018, 12:07 PM
(03-18-2018, 03:22 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Having seen a K&N filer that failed on Pterodactyl's CB1100, I will never have another one.
(03-18-2018, 11:37 AM)Flytech99_imp Wrote: I used the K&N on a previous HD with no issue.... The little nut made it super easy to get on and off since the filter was mounted sideways in front.
For the CB though, it's a Honda filter all the way. Get a good 65mm oil filter cap wrench and it's a piece of cake!
Flytech, I have a recollection that K&N says you must not tighten the filter with the nut; it is there for removal only.
I no longer use the K&N filter... but you bring up an interesting point, Cormanus.
If the nut isn't supposed to be used to torque the filter on (presumably to avoid risk of damaging the filter due to torquing/over-torquing ), then that renders anything other than a strap wrench useless for tightening it. I would imagine a regular cap style wrench wouldn't fit??? If indeed that's the case, it completely negates the convenience of the nut and really makes me question the structural integrity of the filter in the first place. Hmm....