old filter ring

[uae mini]

hi all!
i'm in a jam...
do u know the filter rings that r there before we go after-market...
that can only be opened, i wanna close it or buy a new one and i just don't know how to do it or where to buy em from.

will bmw service center have em?
i'm lost here

[IMAXMINI]

I know because when I took delivery, I had them pull out the filter to show me that it wasn't kinked on the sides like a friend's was. They sent out their apprentice that looked like a 6th grader with 2 flatheads and a pair of needlenose....."hmmmm" I thought, "this should prove interesting..." Sure enough, it does pop pretty easily. Getting it back together is a bit of a chore as said apprentice proved by trying to push it back together with the 2 screwdrivers. When I saw him pull that move, I quickly took over the situation. I'm sure there is a better way but this is how I got it to go back together:
grabbed the hook end with the needlenose and carefully pushed the bump end with a screwdriver. Once the hook was in the right place, I had the 6th grader flip the hook up with the other screwdriver and it clipped together. It is pretty easy but does take a lot of force to get that hook in the right place. I would be more interested to know if there is a special tool for these band clamps available somewhere....anyone know?

[LuckyRVA]

Go to your local hardware or plumbing store. They'll have some adjustable ones you can tighten and loosen again and again. Just make sure you buy one big enough!




Jason

[uae mini]

thx for ur replies guys
i like the screw driver part but the part of the adjustible rings i just a temporary thing and i wanna take it in for service coz of a prob i have..

thx again

[GordonD]

Quote:

Originally posted by obehave
It's called an Oetiker clamp if I remember right. There are pliers made to close them.
You usually can't just pick them or the clamps at your local parts store.

the other style is called a Jubilee Clip and you can get them in stainless steel.

if all this is because you are worried that you will have warrenty problems because you have the wrong type of clip I wouldn't

[Andy@Ross-Tech.com]

Use a large pair of plyers to squeeze the clamp back together. It pops right into place. To remove, insert large flat blade screwdriver and twist. Either process takes one second.

[uae mini]

thx all for your input

i only got one of em to close and other 2 i couldn't..
reason is one is way down, which is hard to reach and the second didn't want to close
oh well who cares
if only i could find me a plier for this type of clamp