So I'm changing the oil on my 617, and I'm tightening the oil filter housing bolts, and then right as I'm tightening my left bolt, the ratchet and extension in my hand flies to the left and loses torque.

F--k.

Basically, the thread on my oil filter housing screw/net broke (sheared off), so now I only have one working oil filter housing thread, and I NEED my car tomorrow.

How hard is this to replace, how much of an idiot am I, and how do I put a new one on?

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Can you even run it that way? Try to start it with one bolt and see if it leaks, you may luck out. But be ready to shut it down right away.

I never really looked at them, they are probably just studs put into the casting either with reverse threads or there is a head. Look underneath it with a mirror.


All you need to tighten these is a 1/4 drive or an open end wrench. Just past finger tight is fine.

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I did that about a year ago. It's a threaded stud (right hand threads on both ends). Do you have any threads showing when you remove the cover? If so, I was able to tighten the nut onto the remaining threads and back the stud out of the housing. I just used a bolt until I was able to replace the stud.

might be able to clamp it someway

DO NOT START IT WITH ONLY ONE NUT!

....that is, unless you like cleaning up a black oily mess.

like craig said, remove the stud and use a long bolt for the time being untill you can replace it.

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They bleed quickly. Speaking from experience.

It will leak. Guaranteed.

Why am I having a hard time picturing what you did to get the stud out????

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Do a "search" on "canister". Gives some insight on what others have done for this problem. It appears you are not alone.

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I did this once and I took a pair of vise grips and removed the stud and got another from Ace Hardware. You could use a bolt for now, but replace that stud as soon as you can.

Yeah I figured it was a long shot. You never know sometimes you get lucky!

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2023 Ram 1500
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Actually, there were some threads left and I tried to use vice-grips and messed up the threads. Then I put the nut on the messed up threads and tightened until it was stuck. Then I unscrewed and the stud came out of the filter housing.

You could try putting a nut on the good threads like I did and use your vise grips on top of the nut clamped onto the stud. That way when you unscrew the nut, it hits the vise grips and wont turmn any further and the stud comes out!

That's how I got mine out!

Dangit, and I was planning to give mine an oil change. I'll postpone that for a few days and let the bad luck dissipate first

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That sounds better, my original plan was to put two nuts on it and turn the lower one, but I dinged up the threads first.