adrianreeve
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 09:52 PM |
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Can I put 10mm spacers under engine mounts to stop exhaust manifold touching chassis?
Just discovered that my exhaust manifold touches the top chassis rail - grrrrrr! My choices are pie cut the manifold tubes near the flange and bend
the whole thing up, or put 10mm spacers under the engine mounts to raise the front of the engine. Would this cause problems with the gearbox mount
being permanently misaligned, and will the slight change of prop shaft output angle wear the pro shaft quickly?
Cheers
Adrian
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mookaloid
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 10:20 PM |
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no problem doing that at all - as long as the bonnet still goes on.
It will make very little difference at the prop end of the gearbox IMHO.
I did this using marine ply spacers on my car.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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stevebubs
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 10:23 PM |
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If it fixes the issue, JFDI...
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adrianreeve
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 10:25 PM |
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Like your thinking there Steve!
Cheers
Adrian
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snakebelly
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 06:26 AM |
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10mm! just bought 2 chunks of 2 1/2" ali bar stock 3 inches long to make our engine spacers!!!!!!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 06:39 AM |
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Your engine will move much more than 10mm in the general run of things anyway.
Either use the spacers or a large percussive adjusting device.
use the ball pein end of the percussive adjusting device.
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40inches
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 09:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Either use the spacers or a large percussive adjusting device.
use the ball pein end of the percussive adjusting device.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 01:18 PM |
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If you are using LandRover mounts you can get similar but thicker engine mounts .
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adrianreeve
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 01:20 PM |
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I just had the same thought about the thicker mounts!
Will have a look when I get home
Cheers
Adrian
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 01:33 PM |
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Jaguar XJ6 series 1 & 2 mounts. --- very similar to Landrover but they have an extra metal interleave & sandwich of rubber.
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