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 Post subject: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:29 pm 
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In case anyone else needs to repair the top half of their plastic Air Filter Box.

I noticed the plastic outlet tube of the top half of the air box where the rubber boot hose going to the turbo clamps down on it was cracked. (Old age?)
Repaired it by cutting a 1/4" wide metal ring to slip inside the plastic outlet tube and then securing it with four very small pop rivets.
Repaired the crack in the plastic with some liquid plastic and then wrapped the outside with High Heat Harness Tape.
Worked perfect! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:39 pm 
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Good repair!
In the past when bean counters did not run the car industry most plastic outlets had a metal ring reinforcement. Could you have plastic welded the crack? I prefer to do that as there is no chance of glue flaking off.
Its good to see you like to make repairs better than new!

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 Post subject: Re: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:09 pm 
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Very nice repair William!

Perhaps add that to the Tech Tips?

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 Post subject: Re: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:06 pm 
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layback40 wrote:
Good repair!
In the past when bean counters did not run the car industry most plastic outlets had a metal ring reinforcement. Could you have plastic welded the crack? I prefer to do that as there is no chance of glue flaking off.
Its good to see you like to make repairs better than new!

The plastic is very thin, welding would not be very strong, adding a metal ring inside the plastic tube provides a lot of strength in this area where the boot clamp is tightened down on the plastic tube. The liquid plastic I used bonds chemically with the plastic. :wink:

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Very nice repair William!
Perhaps add that to the Tech Tips?

It was/is posted in the "CRD TECH ONLY" section. :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:01 pm 
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WWDiesel wrote:
layback40 wrote:
Good repair!
In the past when bean counters did not run the car industry most plastic outlets had a metal ring reinforcement. Could you have plastic welded the crack? I prefer to do that as there is no chance of glue flaking off.
Its good to see you like to make repairs better than new!

The plastic is very thin, welding would not be very strong, adding a metal ring inside the plastic tube provides a lot of strength in this area where the boot clamp is tightened down on the plastic tube. The liquid plastic I used bonds chemically with the plastic. :wink:

snowballs wrote:
Very nice repair William!
Perhaps add that to the Tech Tips?

It was/is posted in the "CRD TECH ONLY" section. :lol:


Oops, I just check new and unread posts. Forget to look at the forum they are in. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Top Half of Air Filter Box Repair
PostPosted: Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:49 pm 
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great repair & thanks for the pics.


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