The Ford Barn

dmaxweb · 11-03-2018, 06:30 PM

Were the steel outer plates ever dimpled around the holes or is this the result of 80+ years of wear? The dimple is deep enough that when the castle nut is tight, it's past the cross drilled hole in the bolt. Adding a flat washer causes the opposite problem. Thinking about just using nyloc nuts.

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Tom Wesenberg · 11-03-2018, 07:20 PM

Looks like wear. You could flip them over and have a new flat surface, as long as the steel spacers don't then sink into the worn area.

dmaxweb · 11-03-2018, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Looks like wear. You could flip them over and have a new flat surface, as long as the steel spacers don't then sink into the worn area.

I had the same concern about the spacers

Synchro909 · 11-04-2018, 04:22 PM

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They're not a high tech item and you have plenty of options.

Replace them
make new ones
weld up the holes and redrill

11-03-2018, 07:20 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Rear Motor Mount Outer Plate Looks like wear. You could flip them over and have a new flat surface, as long as the steel spacers don't then sink into the worn area.

11-04-2018, 04:22 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Rear Motor Mount Outer Plate Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) They're not a high tech item and you have plenty of options. Replace them make new ones weld up the holes and redrill __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.