Oil Filter Stud

[shadetree77]

Took the oil filter canister strap off of my '53 Manhattan to try and tighten it up. It fits loosely on my oil filter. Anyway, when I took the strap off of the engine block I noticed that (when facing the filter from the drivers side) there is a stud screwed into the engine block on the left side that the strap goes onto followed by a lock washer and a nut. But on the right side, there was a bolt that goes through a VERY thick square block. I thought it was strange that there was a stud on the left and a bolt on the right so I looked in the parts manuals. They say that there should be two studs per car with no mention of a bolt or that weird thick block/washer thing. So what's correct? Should there be two studs or do any of you have what I have? Included oil filter exploded view with red arrow pointing to stud.

[joefrazer]

There should be two studs.

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

Remember that these studs can be damaged for various reasons over the years.  If the end broke off, the thing you found may have been a replacement for a partly damaged stud, installed by some prior owner.

[shadetree77]

Thanks guys. Jack, that is exactly what I suspect has happened. The old fellow who owned this car in the 60's and 70's must have loved this Kaiser. I'm finding MacGyver-like fixes all over the place. Nothing that is unsafe or shoddy, but what seem to be quite well done fixes using whatever he had on-hand to keep this baby on the road. Really makes me wonder why it was parked in '74. Wish I had more history on it. Anyway, I'll be replacing that particular fix with a stud. Thanks again guys!

[Fid]

shadetree77, that was often the case with those who restored/drove these cars in the 70s/80s/90s - before the internet, you often had to use whatever could be found when applying a fix. You see a lot of cars with those types of repairs.