Air Filter - '87 5KCSTQ

[Alex Kowalski]

I was thinking of that but had the epoxy handy.  It seems sturdy at this
point, but if it fails again that's going to be the next step.  The
cross-piece where the spring connects up snaps almost exactly in the middle
and then the spring just sneaks its way between the two halves.  Thanks for
the suggestion about the airbox.  That clip at the back is almost impossible
to see, much less open and close, unless you are PlasticMan.

Alex Kowalski
'87 5KCSTQ
'86 5KCSTQ

PS The archives were slow today for reasons I don't understand, but after a
half hour of getting back partial pages, I gave up.

On 5/21/06, Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
>
> If you'd been able to access the archives more easily, you'd have run
> across postings recommending installing a metal bridge over the crosspiece
> so the spring can't cut through it again.  I folded a little piece of tin
> and poked a hole through both layers just below the plastic bar to hook
> the
> spring through when I did my 87.
>
> The big issue to replacing the air filter is getting the spring clips on
> the airbox open.  I took the heavy hook off a wooden pants hanger to use
> as
> a clip tool.  A screwdriver with the end heated/bent into a hook would
> work
> too.
>