Re: Oil Filter Housing

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Posted by Randy(PA) on January 29, 2009 at 00:10:44 [URL] [DELETE] :

In Reply to: Re: Oil Filter Housing posted by dawn on January 28, 2009 at 21:47:10:

Forming ribs or shapes that break up a smooth surface many times help a press shop hold tolerances, sometimes lower the tonnage to make the part, and in this case, probably make the shape a little stronger. This may have been what one particular supplier wanted to do, and may have gotten permission by way of a deviation.

We do have to be careful when looking at service part illustrations, as they are not proof that the production parts looked that way. Sometimes they are drawn from a photo that may have been a prototype part, or from supplier's literature, there are many sources the illustrators use. It just has to be close enough to not cause parts men to really doubt they are holding the correct part as they sell it. Sometimes the part changes and the catalogers don't get the art changed for several years, just because they may not even notice.


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