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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328   
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Why would they only put what appears to be a cover on just one of the two transfer box mounts?
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9th Jul 2014 9:46pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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one been left off ?
by the marks on the bolts I guess gearbox or transfer box has been out before |
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9th Jul 2014 9:57pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328
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Aha. Maybe....gbox has been replaced but didn't think the tbox had been out.....does it need to come out to get the gbox out?
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9th Jul 2014 10:01pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328
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Bearing in mind the extent of my off adventures I don't think a missing cover is going to make me loose any sleep but all the same I presume their should be a shield on both?
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9th Jul 2014 10:27pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17727  
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Heat shield due to the proximity of the exhaust to one mount only.
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9th Jul 2014 10:36pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328
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blackwolf - I presume that is simply a guess?
if I remember neither are very close to the exhaust and the one with the shield is furthest away. so assuming it isn't a sheat shield what are they / is it for - to help prevent mechanical damage to the rubber from impact? |
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10th Jul 2014 7:02am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17727
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Not so much a guess as the only explanantion I could come up with when I was wondering the same thing when I changed my clutch recently. Evidently on the TDCi there is some reason why the n/s mounting needs protection, they are all like that (n/s only). The ex-2013-2.2-write-off gearbox/transferbox assembly I bought, which came with the mountings still on, also had a shield on the n/s mount only, so there must be a reason.
Exhaust and heat was the only plausing explanation I could come up with. If you want yours to match you're welcome to the surplus shield I have! |
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10th Jul 2014 7:57am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328
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thanks Blackwolf but I'm happy as is all the same.
I have to agree it does look like a heat shield but seems odd as I'd have thought the other mount would have been more susceptible to heat (from memory).? the n/s with the shield is lower and hence I wondered as flimsy as it is whether it might be there to protect against impact? oh well perhaps another little quirk? Last edited by Caterham on 10th Jul 2014 8:35am. Edited 1 time in total |
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10th Jul 2014 8:04am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6168 
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Td5 is the same, it's an exhaust heat shield.
There's one on the LH engine mounting rubber too. |
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10th Jul 2014 8:12am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4801 
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can confirm my Td5 only has one
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10th Jul 2014 8:14am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6328
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super - thanks guys.
- and breath out.  |
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10th Jul 2014 8:35am |
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