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      07-26-2013, 05:23 PM   #11
thekurgan
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Originally Posted by Fsarc View Post
thekurgan- Just had this happen to me as well after changing out my air filter. This is the solution I used and it worked perfectly-

I used a small 4" tie wrap and cut the very tip off (non-ribbed part) so it was a little longer than the threaded portion of the fillister screw and dropped into the hole on the bottom portion of the intake muffler. I made sure the fillister screw was nice and straight and gently threaded it in. The plastic from the tie wrap was able to allow the screw to get moderately tight- you can definitely feel it grab at the end. Just make sure you don't over do it. Hope you can give this a try and see if it works for you as well.
Damn man, now that's creative. I've got a shit load of those little ties, I'll try it tomorrow before any glue. I'm glad I'm not the only one that this has happened too. Thanks.
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