Front differential bash guard
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 7:26 pm
There seem to be several names you could apply to the sheet of metal which goes from the bottom of the footwell under the differential, but I think most people will under stand which item I am talking about.
So I was doing some of the dreaded routine maintenance with the grease gun and noticed that the rear of the guard was hanging down more on one side than the other.
Closer inspection reveals that the nearside rear mount is now in two pieces and that the offside rear is closely behind in parting company with itself.
I took some measurements from the remaining ones and thought I would ask if there was an official size as mine are 30mm dia, 25mm long, M8 studs at both ends.
Being the trusting sort, I looked at said items and ordered 4 replacements off that online auction house. Not a bad price for 4 of them I thought.
Sitting in front of the PC ordering them and pick up the parts book to see if there were dimensions in there. Fiddle sticks and Drat and Blue blistering barnacles (and any other expletives which can be published with out offending anyone)!
The parts book shows the rubber bobbins as being male 10mm stud on one side and 10mm female threaded hole on the other side. Only think it doesn't list is the diameter and length of the rubber section. Anybody have those dimensions?
I'll fit the 4 male to male ones I have ordered, but at some point I will buy the sort shown in the parts book.
Just goes to show, after 40 years thing on your Haflinger might not be quite the right item!
John
p.s. Edited post to reflect the size actually in the parts book and not in my head! 10mm not 12mm!
So I was doing some of the dreaded routine maintenance with the grease gun and noticed that the rear of the guard was hanging down more on one side than the other.
Closer inspection reveals that the nearside rear mount is now in two pieces and that the offside rear is closely behind in parting company with itself.
I took some measurements from the remaining ones and thought I would ask if there was an official size as mine are 30mm dia, 25mm long, M8 studs at both ends.
Being the trusting sort, I looked at said items and ordered 4 replacements off that online auction house. Not a bad price for 4 of them I thought.
Sitting in front of the PC ordering them and pick up the parts book to see if there were dimensions in there. Fiddle sticks and Drat and Blue blistering barnacles (and any other expletives which can be published with out offending anyone)!
The parts book shows the rubber bobbins as being male 10mm stud on one side and 10mm female threaded hole on the other side. Only think it doesn't list is the diameter and length of the rubber section. Anybody have those dimensions?
I'll fit the 4 male to male ones I have ordered, but at some point I will buy the sort shown in the parts book.
Just goes to show, after 40 years thing on your Haflinger might not be quite the right item!
John
p.s. Edited post to reflect the size actually in the parts book and not in my head! 10mm not 12mm!