se7ensport
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| posted on 31/1/15 at 03:22 PM |
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Quick rack and alloy mounts spacer
Hi folks
Just received new rack and alloy mounts from Rallydesigns, but having some trouble mounting it...
The left one has a shim the fits neatly in the space provided but the right hand side appears to be too thin and too long, if i was to try and torque
it up the rack would rattle around in the mount, any guidance appreciated:
 
mount
 
quick rack
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se7ensport
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| posted on 31/1/15 at 05:23 PM |
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root cause found: the main shaft of the rack is 1mm smaller than a genuine ford escort one that I have on the car already. I'll be having a word
with RD on Monday to see what they suggest.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 31/1/15 at 07:01 PM |
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I made another shim to fit under the rack , been fine for around 8 years
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se7ensport
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| posted on 31/1/15 at 07:12 PM |
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The shim under the rack isn't right, but more irritating is that the inside diameter of the smaller mount is 32mm, but the outside of the rack
is 31mm so it isn't a snug fit. the other end is snug and has zero play, the same when using it on the original rack.
I'm now looking at using 0.5mm steel (baked bean can) to shim the mount and make a thicker shim for the bottom... not really what I expected to
have to do having spent £170 on a new rack with new mounts, I expected a higher degree of compatibility.
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Dopdog
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| posted on 31/1/15 at 10:48 PM |
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I remember fitting my brackets to the rack and having to tap them on with a hammer they were so tight, yours are definitely not right
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