Broken air filter strap BX22

Plowboy_Lurch · Jul 27, 2004

Opened my hood to change oil for the 100 hour service and noticed that the metal strap holding my air filter was broken at the mounting. After removing the strap and deciding it was designed poorly for its purpose I decided to replace it with something stronger and a little more flexible. I remembered that I had a favorite leather belt in my closet that somehow shrank over the years and no longer fits me but the width was exactly the width of the metal strap. I used the old metal strap as a template and cut the belt to length. Drilled holes on my drill press and installed the belt. All this took about an hour. I bet the belt holds longer than a replacement metal strap. Plus it gives the engine compartment a western flare.

frank_f15 · Jul 27, 2004

WELCOME ABOARD!!!! WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PICTURE OF THAT.

ByronBob · Jul 27, 2004

Welcome
This is an old classic here on the site. I got a new 23 model with the strap modification thank god. Nice Engineering job though. You sure the belt shrunk? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

at_obuk · Jul 27, 2004

My strap hasn't broken on my BX23 BUT I have noticed the belt shrinking mystery with my belts. I don't get it!?! The closet is dry and out of the sun yet by belts seem to be shrinking at a rapid rate. ??????????
Wonder what can be done about it.
You'll have to excuse me my wife just made me an ice cream sundae gotta go /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Eric P.

gsxr1100 · Jul 27, 2004

Yup, my Bx22 bracket broke around the 40 hour mark.

Junkman · Jul 27, 2004

I have 100 hours on my BX22 and the strap is still fine. I was examining it a couple of weeks ago and I found that the bolts that hold the strap tight to the engine were never tightened. I just left them loose, so that might account for the reason that the bracket hasn't stressed and broken yet. I have actually wondered if this was the dealers way of "fixing" it so it wouldn't break??? I also wonder why Kubota never made a isolated rubber bracket mounting to resolve this problem??