Hey guys, i have the L69 style air cleaner on my 355. I don't like the amount of room that 'secondary filter' or whatever it is takes up from the total filter area.

Does anyone know how to get it out? I've looked at it and tried to pry it, but it won't move.

 

by second filter do you mean the breather filter? is it a small maybe 2 inch by 1 inch sorta rectangular filter taht sticks through the side of the housing? if it is it should have a clip that holds it on, on the outside of the housing.

 

I think he means the small bronze colored one inside the paper one. I thinks it's full of activated charcoal to absorb gasoline vapors after the car has been shut off. I may be wrong about that though.

Anyway, If that is the one you're talking about, it is glued in. The only way I have gotten them out is with *careful* brute force. By brute force, I mean it takes a lot to tear that glue. By "Careful" I mean not so much force, and not in such a manor as to deform the housing. I think the last time I did that (long time ago), I used a screwdrive as a punch and punched through the glue over and over again, all the way around the filter thing, then gradually pulled and pried and ripped it off. When it was done there were scratches in the paint, and it didn't look that great but some fresh paint fixes that. Plus, it's inside anyway, so you can't see it. Hope that helps.

 

thanks. i'll see what i can do.

 

Well, i simply got some vise grips and yanked that sucker out.
Unfortunately, the thing fell apart and dumped charcoal all over me.

But, i cleaned it up, scraped the remaining glue(seems more like silicone) with a gasket scraper, and voila, looks great, and hopefully flows a little better. And I can't smell any fuel vapors so far.

Thanks for the help.