SIII bulkhead corner brackets

I'm very interested in Tom Wood's reply to McBad's posting of 1 Oct. re 90
bulkhead bolts. My questions concern the L-shaped brackets which McBad's
bolts hold to the front chassis outriggers, and the long leg of which goes
up to support the lower door hinge.

1) Can corrosion of this bracket be an MOT failure point?
2) How difficult are they to take off and replace? It looks as if, once all
bolts are removed, they may pull out downwards (corrosion permitting!), to
allow replacements to be slotted up. Or am I being niaive??

Any info/experiences would be appreciated.

SFHL

During stardate Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:58:38 +0100, "SFHL"
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:

>I'm very interested in Tom Wood's reply to McBad's posting of 1 Oct. re 90
>bulkhead bolts. My questions concern the L-shaped brackets which McBad's
>bolts hold to the front chassis outriggers, and the long leg of which goes
>up to support the lower door hinge.
>
>1) Can corrosion of this bracket be an MOT failure point?

Depends on the tester perspective but I would say yes, this is a
structural part of the vehicle and holds part of the body to the
chassis. The question you need to ask is IF they passed it would you
be happy to drive it in a rollover? I wouldn't want to be in one
regardless.

>2) How difficult are they to take off and replace? It looks as if, once all
>bolts are removed, they may pull out downwards (corrosion permitting!), to
>allow replacements to be slotted up. Or am I being niaive??

I weld mine to the door pillar and ITIRIS that they should be ,
otherwise it's just a OTT door support.

>
>Any info/experiences would be appreciated.

a picture is worth a thousand words as they say...

http://www.lrproject.com/jlo/index.html

HTH

Lee D
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"SFHL" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm very interested in Tom Wood's reply to McBad's posting of 1 Oct. re 90
> bulkhead bolts. My questions concern the L-shaped brackets which McBad's
> bolts hold to the front chassis outriggers, and the long leg of which goes
> up to support the lower door hinge.
>
> 1) Can corrosion of this bracket be an MOT failure point?
> 2) How difficult are they to take off and replace? It looks as if, once all
> bolts are removed, they may pull out downwards (corrosion permitting!), to
> allow replacements to be slotted up. Or am I being niaive??
>

The "feet" are spot welded to the pillars - about 6 spots if I remember
right.

> Any info/experiences would be appreciated.
>
> SFHL
>
>

Richard

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Thanks for the replies - very helpful. Clearly a job for someone with more
Landie experience!

SFHL

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> I'm very interested in Tom Wood's reply to McBad's posting of 1 Oct. re 90
> bulkhead bolts. My questions concern the L-shaped brackets which McBad's
> bolts hold to the front chassis outriggers, and the long leg of which goes
> up to support the lower door hinge.
>
> 1) Can corrosion of this bracket be an MOT failure point?
> 2) How difficult are they to take off and replace? It looks as if, once
> all bolts are removed, they may pull out downwards (corrosion
> permitting!), to allow replacements to be slotted up. Or am I being
> niaive??
>
> Any info/experiences would be appreciated.
>
> SFHL
>

On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:58:38 +0100, "SFHL" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm very interested in Tom Wood's reply to McBad's posting of 1 Oct. re 90
>bulkhead bolts. My questions concern the L-shaped brackets which McBad's
>bolts hold to the front chassis outriggers, and the long leg of which goes
>up to support the lower door hinge.
>
>1) Can corrosion of this bracket be an MOT failure point?
>2) How difficult are they to take off and replace? It looks as if, once all
>bolts are removed, they may pull out downwards (corrosion permitting!), to
>allow replacements to be slotted up. Or am I being niaive??
>
If they are as corroded as the ones on my bulkhead were when i got it
then they are very easy to remove!
I lifted the bulkhead off leaving the legs attached to the chassis