Why not just replace the screen? I use stainless steel perforated metal that I buy on Ebay.

www.ebay.com/itm/157821810251?

All the screen has to do is strain out chunks big enough to damage the pump gears- - - - -everything else gets caught by the oil filter.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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