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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 21, 2024

• #1

Hi. I was wondering if anybody knows what the additional bracket/tab is for on the removable cross member ( See pic) . Just starting to build up my Series 3 galv chassis and want to be sure to get the cross member in correctly. TIA Cheers

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• May 21, 2024

• #2

Right or left hand drive?

 

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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 21, 2024

• #3

Bobsticle said:

Right or left hand drive?

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RHD

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• May 21, 2024

• #4

Oh. No idea.

 

Rangieman123

Member

• May 21, 2024

• #5

I have seen some Series before where they have a tie bar between the crossmember and the gearbox. It looked like it limited movement in the mounting rubbers when the hand brake was engaged.

 

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nathanglasgow

Active Member

• May 22, 2024

• #6

Most military vehicles with the removable cross member had as an engine steady tie rod.

Gearbox Tie Bar

I've always fancied a tie bar for the gearbox. I have a set of the softer engine and gearbox mounts from Glencoyne and these exacerbate the problem of the engine and gearbox moving when the handbrake is applied. I don't have the additional bracket on the gearbox cross member and I didn't fancy...

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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 22, 2024

• #7

Rangieman123 said:

I have seen some Series before where they have a tie bar between the crossmember and the gearbox. It looked like it limited movement in the mounting rubbers when the hand brake was engaged.

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Interesting . Thanks for the reply. Im going to contact the supplier and see what they say. Ill report back here if i get a reply.

 

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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 22, 2024

• #8

nathanglasgow said:

Most military vehicles with the removable cross member had as an engine steady tie rod.

Gearbox Tie Bar

I've always fancied a tie bar for the gearbox. I have a set of the softer engine and gearbox mounts from Glencoyne and these exacerbate the problem of the engine and gearbox moving when the handbrake is applied. I don't have the additional bracket on the gearbox cross member and I didn't fancy...

www.lrukforums.com

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Thanks for the link.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2024

• #9

My series two had such a bracket/tie rod.

 

BikerB

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2024

• #10

tottot said:

My series two had such a bracket/tie rod.

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So does my six pot S3

 

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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 22, 2024

• #11

Had a reply from MAER and it is indeed intended for a tie link to the gearbox. Thanks for all the replies Cheers

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2024

• #12

Did not believe us then?

 

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ArtherJob 1

Member

• May 22, 2024

• #13

The tie rod stops the engine/gearbox moving forward on their rubber mountings.. Its quite small so is more there to allow the transmission brake to be pulled on hard. The tie bar may also stop the engine coming forward and hitting the radiator in the event of a hard nose end shunt.

 

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Phil Maddox

Member

• May 22, 2024

• #14

tottot said:

Did not believe us then?

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I had already emailed them prior to posting here.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2024

• #15

@ArtherJob 1 No to the second part above. It was to prevent engine rev's from changing in an unwanted way when pulling up the hand brake or letting it off. Both hand brake and throttle are worked by link rods and movement of engine transmission would affect both. Later mounts were made stiffer and rod deleted.