mick 1986
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Isn’t it supposed to be welded to a plate to stop it from spinning when tightened? Is yours a normal bolt, or is it welded to a plate?
Isn’t it supposed to be welded to a plate to stop it from spinning when tightened? Is yours a normal bolt, or is it welded to a plate?
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Yes welded to small plate, number 12 on diagram, wondered why it was like that,
Now I must have it in the wrong way, I just say got my fingers up inside the rear cross member and let the bolt piece drop through hole, the plate must be facing the wrong way up inside there.
mick 1986
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I don’t think it should matter which way it faces though. If it is to stop the bolt rotating, then it will rotate so far, contact against a piece of metal, and stop. That assumes the bolt is all the way down and it actually does contact something.
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It seems all the way down as I can pull it from underneath but to be honest it does not seem to be contacting with anything up in there.
mick 1986
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I don’t know to be honest. I’m not using that type of tank, so haven’t had that issue unfortunately. The only thing I can think of is it’s supposed to be in contact with something, that it currently isn’t touching, so is still turning.
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Well had another go tonight still no Joy. The number 12 bolt that's welded to small plate is not catching on to anything at all. took one back out and got my fingers up in there but there is nothing at all for it to connect with to stop it turning, just a smooth flat surface.
My rear cross member was a new replacement welded on as the old one was to far gone, so maybe this new one does not have the right recess or connection for the plate to connect to stop it spinning. Not sure what to do now.
My rear cross member was a new replacement welded on as the old one was to far gone, so maybe this new one does not have the right recess or connection for the plate to connect to stop it spinning. Not sure what to do now.
mick 1986
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I had a look at my old chassis yesterday to see if I could see the mounts. On mine, the bolt and plate went through the chassis, and then had a nut clamping the bolt to the chassis, then the tank mounted on these. I will get a photo for you when I get over there. A picture paints a thousand words.
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mick 1986
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That’s what I would be trying. Use a normal nut, and tighten it down properly.
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Well was gonna try that tonight but to get a nut on I would have had to take the whole tank off again as theirs only enough room to just say squeeze two fingers in which meant I would have had to take sender back out and start all over again.
Just thought of something else, if this does not work will do all of the above.
The plates are only about 9 mm by 11mm and very thin so no wonder they are just spinning round and not connecting with anything up there, gonna drill a small hole in them and add another piece of metal to them, enough so when it spins it should defiantly catch on something, then Stop. Well that's the plan anyway,
will give it a go tomorrow night and see what happens.
