fuel filter

[Schniddy]

So the two scews holding in the big Jubilee clips around the fuel filter are rusted/striped away. How should I go about getting them off. I've tried getting a flat head under them, but nothing works. There has to be some way of doing it.

[Tarn]

Hit the head to the screw stright down with a chisel and turn it out like a flat headed screw.

[browntown]

Not that I advocate sparks near fuel lines, but the dremel comes in handy for such tasks. Use at your own risk.

[tjmonsen5]

why dont you just forget about those old rusty things and buy 2 new ones? cant cost more than a dollar a piece.

[Tarn]

why dont you just forget about those old rusty things and buy 2 new ones? cant cost more than a dollar a piece.

i believe he is trying to remove them.

[etxxz]

i'm pretty sure you can cut them with an ordinary wire cutter.
KEEP THE DREMEL AWAY it may cause sparks and bam you'll set yourself, your car and your house on fire. Use pressure pliers to lock onto the screws idk get nasty with it and just buy a new one when you're done

[Schniddy]

Oh, I have new clips and hoses already! I'll stay away from the dremel. Hopfully the chissel will work, cause i'm not sure how the wire cutter is supposed to cut anything when the loops are tight along the filter.

[ddavidv]

Not fun, but maybe a hacksaw blade removed from the saw?

[jhower08]

ive actually heard good things about the cheap looking gator grip socket. a guy i know that lives in the area used it to get some rusted exhaust bolts off. he said it worked pretty damn good.

[bddog]

Isn't this why they made vise grips?

[Schniddy]

Isn't this why they made vise grips?

What would a vice grip do?

[bddog]

Grip the head of the screw as tight as possible with the vise grips,to the point of smashing metal. You can use a large crescent or another set of pliers to turn it.They make vise grips in every shape and size, so you can get in there. It works.A file can make a slot for a screwdriver. I have a set of knut splitters.

[Schniddy]

the hacksaw worked wonders. Now im just stuck on getting off the hose that connects to the fuel pump itself. I'm gonna be taking the hack saw blade to it now.;)

[Schniddy]

Done. Took longer than the estimated 5 minutes but it was worth it! Scared me a little when it took longer than normal for the engine to start, but that was probably because things needed to get flowing again.

thanks for the help