Tuesday 6 March 2012

Handbrake cable routing

Here's a quick pic of my handbrake cable routing.
I bolted the handbrake cables to the big diff mount washers which hold them in place and stop them fouling on anything.

Front Diff Mount

I finished my front diff mount off last week and fitted it yesterday.
I forgot to take any pics of it before I bolted it on, but here it is in place.  It's in a bit of an awkward position to take photos of, but you probably get the idea:




I fabricated it out of 3mm steel plate, and it's bolted via a pair of landrover engine mounts to a 6mm plate welded into the chassis seat back.
I'm not particularly keen on using the rubber mounts in shear, but I think (hope!) they'll be ok.

The mount is attached to the front of the diff using a pair of 110mm M12 bolts.
The bolt holes in the diff are sleeved down using some ally tube to get a better fit on the bolts.

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EDIT:
This was another bad idea on my part!
After 650 miles of driving the landrover mounts sheared off resulting in a broken diff and damaged propshaft...
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