I totally agree with you Gary. The Gen-II's come with a threaded rod and
hollow bolt that keeps the end-users from over tightening. Go figure... ;)
At 02:29 PM 09/02/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm surprised they're have such a hard time coming up with a solution...
>what I came up with right away was a "stop" for the lid to be provided on
>the Z bolt (or straight rod, in some applications) The simplest version of
>this would be a nut threaded down the rod to the correct point where the lid
>should be torqued down to... so the lid is sandwiched between 2 nuts (both
>nylock nuts to prevent loosening over time)
>
>Gary Shook
>Engineer (electronic, but I can solve mechanical problems as well)
>
>
> >Unfortunately, K&N will NOT be making these lids anymore due to a design
> >flaw. When the average "user" tightens the lid down, it has a tendency to
> >crack and/or warp. The K&N Tech (Rob/Ralph?) stated that they tried the
> >lids with a slightly stiffer material and "blew up" it their machines. He
> >isn't sure when they will be releasing them again but it won't be anytime
> >this year.
> >
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