Safety Wire Question

[hombre]

I'm familiar with drilling bolts and general safety wire technique, but how does one safety wire a spin-on oil filter? It has no tabs or flanges that could be drilled. 

[fredvance]

Alsays wondered about that myself.

[McRat]

If I were to do that, I'd make a retaining clip that holds the bottom of the filter, then safety wire the retaining clip. 

[dick elliott]

Rap a large hose clamp around the filter, and wire to it. Been doing it for years on road racers and not one has come loose. (YET)

[Stainless1]

we drilled a .040 hole in the crimp and wired to that... worked OK... no problem

[hombre]

Thanks for all the fast replies, guys! If the crimp looks too thin to drill and hold, I'll use the hose clamp method.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I think it's the K & N brand -- that has a hex fastener head on the top of the filter, and I think I remember that said hex is drilled for a safety wire.  If not K & N -- someone else, but one of the bigger names in the filter world.

Dick's hose clamp method is by far the most common method to safety wire the oil filter.

[Tzoom]

K&N makes them.  I didn't check to see if they are drilled for safety wire but I think it would be easy enough to drill.  http://www.knfilters.com/oilfilter.htm

[55chevr]

Every motorcycle sanctioning authority I know of accepts a hose clamp aroung the filter that is then safety wired to the bike ... I have used this method in the past but it is hard to beat the K&N filters with the integral nut already drilled for wire.

Joe

[dick elliott]

Problem with the K&N, is the safety wire is 5" or so from any thing to tie it to on most engines

[1212FBGS]

hose clamps used here!
kent

[Dean Los Angeles]

hose clamps used here!
kent

Enough about yourself, how do you hold the filter?

[1212FBGS]

zip ties and duct tape...... with an occasional dry wall screw!
Kent

[hombre]

Turns out K&N does make one that fits with the pre-drilled top knot. Thanks again for the info!