warped air cleaner housings quick fix

[Htchevyii]

I have three different air cleaner housings and the bottom box on all of them is bowed out enough that the air filter no longer fits and seals correctly. I attempted to gently heat one with a heat gun and reform, but it quickly went back to it's old shape. I'm sure there are many potential fixes, but a quick and easy one that I found was to drill 4 holes and use 2 electric fan/trans cooler  mounting straps that I had laying around, such as Flex-a-lite 117768. Just make sure to drill beneath the filter and away from obstructions. It's the dirty side of the filter, so the holes aren't an issue.

 

 

[WranglerMangler]

Nice fix. Curious to see how long it lasts. I am plagued by warped air boxes as well. Never really tried to come up with a solution. Maybe something for these 3D printer guys to get on. Little drop in reinforcement tabs.  I’ve found that the ‘92 seems to have a little better construction and more clips. Something to always keep an eye out for at the junkyard. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[Htchevyii]

I did one years ago with zip ties and never had a problem again. It required twice as many holes and was a little funkier looking though.

[AZJeff]

If the plastic rods cannot handle the steady strain on the, some all-thread rod would CERTAINLY be up to the task.

[cruiser54]

The rods are made to hold heavy electric fans to hot radiators. I bet this fix works great!!

 

I like it.