Bracket for lowering gearbox

Blink · 3rd August 2020, 15:56

To get to the clutch (KV6) I'm hoping to use this method of lowering the gearbox. I need to buy or make a U-shaped bracket to connect the threaded rod to the eye on the gearbox - Colin obviously made one which appears to be steel (pic below). I've got no way of bending flat steel bar into a U - so does anyone know where I can buy a ready made bracket?

This is the nearest I've got so far - https://www.fortatech.com/en/article...-50-x-24-00-mm. Or this https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/pneum...E&gclsrc=aw.ds. Both the wrong size.

COLVERT · 3rd August 2020, 17:06

Those CLEVIS EYES, from the reference in your post, would I think do the job perfectly.---

Not expensive and so much quicker than trying to make something yourself unless you've got lots of scrap bits and pieces of metal around.

macafee2 · 3rd August 2020, 17:21

pm me your address and if mine is in the garage I'll post it to you, foc

macafee2

Blink · 4th August 2020, 10:02

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Those CLEVIS EYES, from the reference in your post, would I think do the job perfectly.---

Not expensive and so much quicker than trying to make something yourself unless you've got lots of scrap bits and pieces of metal around.

It would Jon if they had the right size. I phoned RS and they said the diameter of the thread in that picture is 50mm (fifty!). It needs to be 12mm.

Btw, I don't have any bits & pieces of scrap metal lying around - even if I did I don't have a vice. And even if I did have a vice I don't have a workbench to mount it on. Therein lies the problem.

Blink · 4th August 2020, 10:02

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Originally Posted by macafee2

pm me your address and if mine is in the garage I'll post it to you, foc

macafee2

PM sent Ian.

macafee2 · 4th August 2020, 10:30

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Originally Posted by Blink

PM sent Ian.

no problem, it will be with you by end of week

macafee2

Blink · 4th August 2020, 11:30

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Originally Posted by macafee2

no problem, it will be with you by end of week

macafee2

Many thanks Ian - I appreciate that.

I owe you one.

Blink · 7th August 2020, 09:44

PM & email sent.

macafee2 · 7th August 2020, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Blink

PM & email sent.

email replied to

macafee2

Blink · 11th August 2020, 11:47

If anyone else needs a bracket for lowering the gearbox using the 12mm threaded bar method, the one to get is Clevis Joint GM12 from Bearing Boys in Norfolk.

Here it is on a 12mm threaded bar (1 metre).

It's a perfect fit for the lifting eye on the gearbox - and there's enough leeway for the box to swing out of line without putting too much bend on the bar.

GM12 price = £5.03 plus shipping. Made by Dunlop. There's a left hand thread version too (GM12LH).

Bearingboys.co.uk - great service, highly recommended.
See https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/Steel-...SABEgLDa_D_BwE

Btw, many thanks to Ian for sending me his U bracket. The GM12 arrived right behind it so I just had to test it out. Sorry Ian.

3rd August 2020, 15:56	#1
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Bracket for lowering gearbox To get to the clutch (KV6) I'm hoping to use this method of lowering the gearbox. I need to buy or make a U-shaped bracket to connect the threaded rod to the eye on the gearbox - Colin obviously made one which appears to be steel (pic below). I've got no way of bending flat steel bar into a U - so does anyone know where I can buy a ready made bracket? This is the nearest I've got so far - https://www.fortatech.com/en/article...-50-x-24-00-mm. Or this https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/pneum...E&gclsrc=aw.ds. Both the wrong size. Last edited by Blink; 3rd August 2020 at 16:36..

3rd August 2020, 17:06	#2
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Those CLEVIS EYES, from the reference in your post, would I think do the job perfectly.--- Not expensive and so much quicker than trying to make something yourself unless you've got lots of scrap bits and pieces of metal around.

3rd August 2020, 17:21	#3
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,912 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	pm me your address and if mine is in the garage I'll post it to you, foc macafee2

7th August 2020, 09:44	#8
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	PM & email sent.

11th August 2020, 11:47	#10
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	If anyone else needs a bracket for lowering the gearbox using the 12mm threaded bar method, the one to get is Clevis Joint GM12 from Bearing Boys in Norfolk. Here it is on a 12mm threaded bar (1 metre). It's a perfect fit for the lifting eye on the gearbox - and there's enough leeway for the box to swing out of line without putting too much bend on the bar. GM12 price = £5.03 plus shipping. Made by Dunlop. There's a left hand thread version too (GM12LH). Bearingboys.co.uk - great service, highly recommended. See https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/Steel-...SABEgLDa_D_BwE Btw, many thanks to Ian for sending me his U bracket. The GM12 arrived right behind it so I just had to test it out. Sorry Ian.