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I expected the spin-on filter element to be cruddy, but it doesn't look too dirty at all. I probably could have kept using it. Well, it's trashed now. The tool with the filter head in it is a filter opener. It's a purpose-made tool for cutting open spin-on filters to examine them for metal...

I found it on eBay. I don't remember what I paid for it. You should be able to get a good one from McMaster-Carr, or a cheap one from Harbor Freight.

Anyhoo, I made this thread because I hadn't seen pictures of the inside of a wrecker's hydraulic filter before, so I thought I should share some now that I got inside of one. I wish I had enough hands to take some pictures showing how the shutoff valve works.

If I ever develop a taste for oily beer, then I have just the pump for it! :beer:

Ok, fluid is back in the truck now. Here's my pump setup. I bought the pneumatic drum pump many years ago to do this job on my M543A2, but never got around to doing it. I finally got the rest of the hardware to make the drum pump usable. I put a spin-on hydraulic filter on the pump outlet. The...

I was just kidding about the gloves. I work on my trucks naked so I don't get my clothes dirty, then I just hose myself off with some farm diesel when I'm done. The red 164 dye keeps my cheeks nice and rosy. :grd:

Yes, the indicator said that it needed cleaning. Now that I can see the filter, it's certainly covered with crud!

I don't have any new gaskets. I'm planning to use RTV, just as it was apparently sealed when I took it off. I bought a tube of RTV at Pep Boys that's supposed to be especially good for gear oil that I'll try using for both the filter and a leaking axle flange seal. It's amazing how fast those...

One of my tasks for this weekend is draining my wrecker's hydraulic fluid, servicing the filter, putting it back together and refilling the fluid. I'm reusing the old fluid, but I'm pumping it through a spin-on hydraulic fluid filter on the way back in, then adding more to top it up. I'll...