Tech clarifications, oil filters and bellypans

[Roger Albert]

Anyone have pix of how their SV's oil filter was wired. Mine is pretty secure, and had made it through tech so far, but Derek D did comment he wasn't thrilled about my wiring, since it wasn't parallel to the clamp. Problem is, I don't see a good anchor point that would put it parallel.

I know a ton of SVs are out there and must be making Derek happier than I did, and that I'm probably missing some obvious method.

Any education appreciated.

Thanks
Roger

[Roger Albert]

Anyone have pix of how their SV's oil filter was wired. Mine is pretty secure, and had made it through tech so far, but Derek D did comment he wasn't thrilled about my wiring, since it wasn't parallel to the clamp. Problem is, I don't see a good anchor point that would put it parallel.

I know a ton of SVs are out there and must be making Derek happier than I did, and that I'm probably missing some obvious method.

Any education appreciated.

Thanks
Roger

[Derek Heaton]

Was it Delpero or me that didn't like it?

You know, you have 360 degrees to find something to wire it to. Sometimes, you can drill a small hole in a knock-off tab on the pan.

The reason I didn't like yours was because safety wire has no torsional rigidity, so if you go parallel to the axis you screw something, you are not getting maximum strength.

[Derek Heaton]

Was it Delpero or me that didn't like it?

You know, you have 360 degrees to find something to wire it to. Sometimes, you can drill a small hole in a knock-off tab on the pan.

The reason I didn't like yours was because safety wire has no torsional rigidity, so if you go parallel to the axis you screw something, you are not getting maximum strength.

[Roger Albert]

Delpero, but I understand both of your meanings.
Just haven't found a good place, even going all 360-like.

[Roger Albert]

Delpero, but I understand both of your meanings.
Just haven't found a good place, even going all 360-like.

Roger, I'm pretty sure mine is pulling clockwise, and is a perpendicular tangent to the radius at the point of attachment, so I'll snap a couple of pics when I get home from work if no one else does before then.

Roger, I'm pretty sure mine is pulling clockwise, and is a perpendicular tangent to the radius at the point of attachment, so I'll snap a couple of pics when I get home from work if no one else does before then.

[Derek Heaton]

NNNolden, That is exactly the way that everything should be wired. Thanks for using the geometric terms. Sometimes, I don't think it gets through to some people.

[Derek Heaton]

NNNolden, That is exactly the way that everything should be wired. Thanks for using the geometric terms. Sometimes, I don't think it gets through to some people.