Heatshields for front rear subframe brackets
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Heatshields for front rear subframe brackets
Hi there!
As I am currently doing my front axle, I've come upon an issue with the front heatshields... Firstly, many don't have them anymore. Probably rotted away (like mine) due to being a cheapish mild steel. Secondly people aren't aware of them.
So, one side is available new, the other side isn't. The available part is still some cheap steel. I am goimg to have them both reproduced in stainless steel (V2A or V4A) so they last a while and can look pretty
Is there any interest in these parts? If yes, I'll see what kind of price I can get... If no, well, then no They would fit ALL XJ-S/XJS and XJ Series I, II and III.
Adieu
Damien
As I am currently doing my front axle, I've come upon an issue with the front heatshields... Firstly, many don't have them anymore. Probably rotted away (like mine) due to being a cheapish mild steel. Secondly people aren't aware of them.
So, one side is available new, the other side isn't. The available part is still some cheap steel. I am goimg to have them both reproduced in stainless steel (V2A or V4A) so they last a while and can look pretty
Is there any interest in these parts? If yes, I'll see what kind of price I can get... If no, well, then no They would fit ALL XJ-S/XJS and XJ Series I, II and III.
Adieu
Damien
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Nice work Daim, and please do not think I am being rude, I have no points to make about your decision, and I really appreciate your offering the chance to the rest of us. In real-life use I really do think they are not necessary, or even do anything. When I rebuilt my front subframe the car was 28 years old and had done 110,000 fast miles, did not have them from the factory (for whatever reason), and I only renewed the mounts because I though I better as it was so easy to do with the subframeframe off. The old mounts and rubbers were intact and in fine shape.
What I do recommend as a mod, is to make and install a thicker and wider washer under the bottom securing nut, the one that attaches the mount to the subframe. On a two post ramp there is a great deal of weight on this in the reverse-to-normal direction, and it can actually distort the none-too-thick subframe bracket. The thicker and wider washer gives a wider clamping area and reduces the point loading on the subframe. The mount itself is failsafe (unlike the rear cage mounts) but the bit of subframe it attaches to is not!
Greg
What I do recommend as a mod, is to make and install a thicker and wider washer under the bottom securing nut, the one that attaches the mount to the subframe. On a two post ramp there is a great deal of weight on this in the reverse-to-normal direction, and it can actually distort the none-too-thick subframe bracket. The thicker and wider washer gives a wider clamping area and reduces the point loading on the subframe. The mount itself is failsafe (unlike the rear cage mounts) but the bit of subframe it attaches to is not!
Greg
Last edited by Greg in France; 10-28-2016 at 02:34 PM.
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For me you ARE an expert And I am very grateful that you are so willing to help! I just hope it doesn't seem like I was being a sarcastic b*st*rd...
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