oil filter fell off !!!!

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Originally Posted by Darren69

Just get an oil filter socket.

Only trouble with that is that some (many) aftermarket filters have a different number of flats on the hex than the std Ducati ones have.
I laboriously hacked a homemade wrench out of 5/16 inch steel plate.
Imagine my annoyance when it didn't fit the aftermarket filter that I bought.
Easily solved by sticking to std or similar filters though.

I quite like the notion of using a jubilee clip to hammer on.
Filed for future reference.