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Need Your Advice
I managed to drop the copper sealing washer for the oil filter housing bolt down into housing itself. I have fished around to no avail and have taken the the oil pan off as well but don't see anything. Am I risking scoring/damaging anything if I don't find it? Thoughts?
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Re: Need Your Advice
I doubt that the washer could escape from the filter housing. It may have landed in a position that will cause no problem. (I believe there is space above the filter drain where it could harmlessly rest.) However, the oil filter is sized to completely fill the vertical space available and more-or-less seal itself at top and bottom. If the washer is lodged somewhere that interferes with the element, the sealing and functioning of the filter could be compromised. I would try pretty hard to find and remove it. On the other hand, if you can't find it, it is less likely to be in a problematic position.
By the way, check the floor near the tractor. You wouldn't be the first to spend time trying to fish something out that turned out to be on the floor.
By the way, check the floor near the tractor. You wouldn't be the first to spend time trying to fish something out that turned out to be on the floor.
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Re: Need Your Advice
Could still be in the oil filter housing or perhaps on the floor as Jim says. The washer is larger than the bolt, thus larger then the opening in the bottom of the oil filter housing. Flashlight, mirror, wire with a hook.
If the washer is not in the oil filter housing, it won't hurt anything.
Look in spaces behind the oil filter housing, starter, and the block.
If the washer is not in the oil filter housing, it won't hurt anything.
Look in spaces behind the oil filter housing, starter, and the block.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Re: Need Your Advice
The area around the filter drain is sloped a little, it is most likely in that area covered with sludge.
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Re: Need Your Advice
If you can rig up a shop vac with a small suction tube you could probably pull it out.
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Re: Need Your Advice
Shop vac did the trick! Thanks gentlemen.
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Re: Need Your Advice
Also, I bought one of those fiber optic cameras that attach to my phone when I lost a funnel end in the transmission reservoir of my 504 (about $40). Worked really well....but could never fish it out once it fell below the gears.
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