Rear bump stops gone awol.

[CaptLimey]

I've just discovered that both the rear bump stops on my '96 T2 have disappeared. Don't know how long they've not been there but there's no noticable efffect on the ride. Don't go off road too often, at least not intentionally!

Any suggestions as to what the implications are of not replacing them immediately? I accept that if the suspension were to be sufficiently compressed to cause the back axle to come into contact with the chassis there might be a loud bang but has anybody experience of anything more serious?

I'll fit new ones eventually - honest!

Regards CL

 

[dinky]

Join the club ,£68 each from nissan.Dinky

 

[jims-terrano]

I've had a front one missing for years if it ever had one when I got it. Anyway I haven't noticed any problems from the lack of it.

Jim T

 

[Guest]

I've had a front one missing for years if it ever had one when I got it. Anyway I haven't noticed any problems from the lack of it.

Jim T

Basically they are for stopping axle travel or the wheel from hitting the arches etc. As far as I know they are an MOT able item!! I've just renwed mine with polybush type extra long ones for my lift.

You can buy universal ones from most motor factors for between £5 and £8 8O Get em done, better safe than sorry

 

[glen]

Breakers

Hi
Lost 1 of mine did manage to get 1 from Thonton breakers Bradford not a easy job you need plenty heat on the bolts, before you start too take off had to re drill 1 hole, what i did as well 2 small holes in the bracket and put 2 tie wraps around so if the bound breaks you at least dont loose your rubber stop. you need wind screen glue to re-fix.

Glen

 

[Guest]

Too much discussion, no action, just replace them, search around they are cheap enough 8O

Look at these for extended polybushed ones, sure you can get standard for much less
http://www.paddockspares.com/search.asp

Tape measure, acme bolts/screws, small drill, 10mm spanner, 15 mins of your time, job done.

Sorry its not a good link, so click on it, look for the product search box and copy and paste this number in ANR41889PE it works eventually :roll: about the time it takes to fit 1 bump stop :wink:

 

[CaptLimey]

Hi to all

And thanks for the feedback, particularly Cameraman for the sound advice and link to Paddock Spares. It shows replacements for various Range/Land Rover/Discovery but not specifically for the T2/Mav.

Cameraman, am I right in assuming that you modified the attachment points to fit them to your Nissan? Also, please excuse my ignorance, but what are Acme bolts/screws, are they self tapping?

Regards CL

 

[Guest]

Hi to all

And thanks for the feedback, particularly Cameraman for the sound advice and link to Paddock Spares. It shows replacements for various Range/Land Rover/Discovery but not specifically for the T2/Mav.

Cameraman, am I right in assuming that you modified the attachment points to fit them to your Nissan? Also, please excuse my ignorance, but what are Acme bolts/screws, are they self tapping?

Regards CL

No, sorry, you missunderstood the link was just to show the price and availabilty of the longer polybush ones. (I off road a Disco not a Nissan)

Acme bolts/srews are a heavy duty self tapping screw/bolt with a bolt head small at 8mm large at 10mm
These are the things
http://www.aaronsself-tappingscrews.com/
http://www.aaronsself-tappingscrews.com/Self-PiercingScrews.htm
Couldn't find a UK link to them, but you normally buy them by the bag full.

 

[CaptLimey]

Bump stops gone awol

Thanks Cameraman

I'm familiar with self tappers but not that particular brand, thanks for the links. The Range/Land Rover/Discovery bump stop options are pretty cheap. I'll modify some of those if I can't get T2/Mav genuine replacements locally at a reasonable price.

Regards CL

 

[dinky]

Andy Whae is the height of yours as the nissan ones are about 130 mm.John

 

[Guest]

Andy Whae is the height of yours as the nissan ones are about 130 mm.John

Sorry mate I dunno, you have my old ones and my new ones are extended. The standard ones in rubber are litterally only pennies to buy.

 

[Terranosaurus]

Re: Bump stops gone awol

I'm familiar with self tappers but not that particular brand, thanks for the links. The Range/Land Rover/Discovery bump stop options are pretty cheap. I'll modify some of those if I can't get T2/Mav genuine replacements locally at a reasonable price.

Acme screw or sheet metal screws are most commonly (and correctly) used with 'U' and 'J', which are also known as speed fasteners, they are also used with sheet metal as their name implies. Used in large quantities these days on your average car for attaching panels rather than welding to make them easier to repair and thus insurance friendly (manufacturers go to great lengths to keep repair costs down in order to get a lower grouping from the insurance industry). Really there are better ways of fastening things to chassis rails but they will do the job, think I'd be tempted to rivet them on or perhaps but some "nutsert" threaded inserts in place and then use ordinary bolts,

 

[Guest]

On the disco, mine just bolted in. I was thinking of a miss match if Nissan were so expensive, any bump stop of about the same measuments and drill a small hole for a self tapper to fit in.

I call them ACME bolts/screws as thats what I bought them as, very short but thick and cut a good thread. Presumed thats what they were universally known as. (Workshop consumables??)

On my old Volvo I just bonded a new one in to place, can'r remember with what, may have been araldite or similar, poss even silicone. Anyway it lasted 14 years of normal driving/towing without problems.

Just trying to find the guy a quick solution and fix rather than a huge debate on if they are needed, should he do it, etc etc.

 

[Deleted Member S]

CaptinLimey if you have a breakers yard near by you, you could pop in & get some of these bolts that have been mentioned from the front wings of say a rover, vauxhall etc. The one near me lets you have stuff like this for the shocking price of £0 :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[CaptLimey]

Thanks again guys for all the helpful posts.

Camerman I love your common sense, non-nonsense approach to the query. You're right on the money - 'quick fix' is exactly what's needed.

I've already sheared a bolt trying to get the old one off and Hummingbrd's idea of riveting them on sounds good to me. Just got to do some research to find the bits.

Sweety thanks for the suggestion, it's a good one, but there's not many breakers yards in my neck of the (southern France) woods. Around here it seem that the locals just dump their dead cars in a field!

Regards to all, CL

 

[jace]

the tech screw ideas a good un they self tap into rsjs to hold the tin sheets onto factories didnt like the winch bumper on front my truck though lol

 

[Terranosaurus]

Tek screws are something different again.

 

[jace]

thought they were what cm was describing sorry!

 

[Terranosaurus]

Tek screws are self drilling with a flanged, Acme screws need a pilot hole putting in first and have a captive but floating washer. A Tek screw would be more suitable.

 

[jace]

i used em to build my shed outve the tin sheets was amazed by them!