P38 Monkey
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I bought a used pukka LR tow-bar which was in pretty good condition but I still had to get the swan neck bolt machined out and then the swan neck was removed from its bracket using a professional grade hydraulic press. I agree with the comments about bolting the thing together - so if and when I tow a light trailer I'll use a cotter pin, than for anything heavy (like a 20 foot container for example) I'll bolt it securely.So I did a proper check on the swan neck bolts today, the bolt heads & nuts are 19mm, the bolt shank is 11mm.
Maybe early cars used imperial I don't know.
The bolts are impossible to remove, I think they would have to be drilled out.
Once again, really useful info from the group....thanks!
...and here's one for the disco boys...
https://paultan.org/2017/09/21/land-rover-discovery-td6-tows-110-tonne-road-train/
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