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Old 06-07-2008, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bustedbenz View Post
Wow... thank goodness the filters I'm using that are full of cotton mill floor sweepings haven't ever separated like that...

Sorry... but somebody had to say it.

Glad you caught the mistake in time to avoid making a mess.
The part that came apart would not affect anything, its merely the rubberized base of the paper pleated filter..... The upper section of the Fram filters seems to be very rugged and should never come apart.
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