Air Cleaner Refurb/Seals

[jrcfj40]

I’m finishing refurbishing my 1977 FJ40 OEM air cleaner. All seals are no longer available from Toyota. I did some searching and found that most people address the seal around the edge of the air cleaner cover with little mention of the seals on the top and bottom of the filter itself. To me it seems like the most important seals are the ones on the top and bottom of the filter keeping crap out of the carb verse the cover seal that could allow crap through to the filter.

So.... How are people sealing the filter?

 

[65swb45]

I asked Racer65 if he was interested in making repops of those. Seems like it would be a slam dunk. I still have a pile of good used ones to work from.

 

[Obtuse2]

does anyone have the seal for the air cleaner? it seems the replacement filter should just set in .... and no seal needed

 

[65swb45]

does anyone have the seal for the air cleaner? it seems the replacement filter should just set in .... and no seal needed

It does set in, but it's not tall enough to reach both the bottom and the top of the housing. Plus, the two surfaces are not EXACTLY parallel, so the oval seals ARE necessary.

 

[Obtuse2]

It does set in, but it's not tall enough to reach both the bottom and the top of the housing. Plus, the two surfaces are not EXACTLY parallel, so the oval seals ARE necessary.

Does anyone have the oval seals?

 

[DougAustinTx]

Home Depot has some self-adhering weatherstrip that is made of EPDM rubber that would easily follow the contours of the filter.

 

[GHalll]

I've got the bottom seal still in great shape and I use weatherstripping on the top. Self adhesive and thin.

 

[Obtuse2]

I've got the bottom seal still in great shape and I use weatherstripping on the top. Self adhesive and thin.

could you or anyone please post pictures? what the seals look like and placement? @Racer65

 

[65swb45]

 

[Obtuse2]

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I sure could use one of those.... Would you happen to have one extra you could part with?! Pretty Please??

 

[tls3601]

Mark has the goods!!!!’

 

[tls3601]

This is what I did on my brothers ‘76, has held up very well

 

[65swb45]

I sure could use one of those.... Would you happen to have one extra you could part with?! Pretty Please??

www.marksoffroad.net , the best kept secret in the FJ40 world.

 

[Obtuse2]

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but I want one in the special box! @65swb45

 

[bikersmurf]

@65swb45
It would seem you are lousy at keeping a secret, Mark. Don’t feel bad, my kids can’t keep secrets either.

 

[GHalll]

View attachment 1779079 View attachment 1779080 This is what I did on my brothers ‘76, has held up very well

That’s what I did on the top as well.