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P.S. does anyone know what the loop of tube on the bottom of the CL175 gas tank is for? There are two outlets near the back of the tank. A hose comes off one side, wraps under the spine of the tank, and connects back to the other side forming a closed loop.

I had already banged on it a bit the night before with the impact driver. I tried the penny trick mentioned above and I barely had to torque it a tiny bit before it came free. Overall a great piece of advice. Probably would have worked without havin whacked it the night before.

Thanks for the reply. I do not think I need to remove the clutch, though. There is nothing in the way of the filter. However I can see how you would hold the clutch steady with something to keep everything from turning over... I tried that with one of the 10mm bolts on the outside of the clutch...

Hi guys. First post here after reading in the shadows for a long time. I'm running into an issue with this Cl175 I'm trying to get running. I am attempting to do an oil change and I need to get the 6mm cross screw out of the center of the filter rotor/cup. When I try to back out the screw, it...