Stabiliser Rod Rubbers - Inner Washers & Crush Tube

Hi all,

Rebuilding an SC Auto. Just wondering if all engine stabiliser rods are configured the same as mine or has someone lost some parts in the past 50 yrs

Mine has one set of rubbers with a crush tube and four washers and one set which only has washers on the outside (rubber to rubber on the inside).

Should I have four washers and two crush tubes or is mine correct?
Does it really matter?
Should I put the crush tube at the top or bottom?

See attached photos for more context.

Thanks

Tony F

Hi, It should be like this both ends, although this a V8 one the arrangement is the same. The cupped washers are different from inner and outer, the inner has a lip that centralises it in the hole in the bracket keeping the rod and crush tube away from the bracket for noise reasons.

The V8 engine / Tie Bar.jpg

Colin

colnerov said:

Hi, It should be like this both ends, although this a V8 one the arrangement is the same. The cupped washers are different from inner and outer, the inner has a lip that centralises it in the hole in the bracket keeping the rod and crush tube away from the bracket for noise reasons.

The V8 engine / Tie Bar.jpg

Colin

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I'll have to check mine !!!!

SC/TC steadies should not be like the V8 arrangement shown in the jpg. The arrangement Tony has is correct, lower mounting had the rubbers direct on the bracket, upper mounting uses the locating washers between the rubbers and the bracket on the cylinder head.

However, there should be a distance tube on the lowers as well. It is identical to the upper distance tube

Yours
Vern

Vern, Colin,

Thank you very much for your time and effort.

I'll get a roll pin the right diameter (the bearing shops have hundreds to choose from) and cut it to length to make the spacer. some would suggest it's engineering over kill but saves looking for the right size tube.

I'm at that stage of the project (mechanical rebuild/engine bay freshen up) were all those issues that seemed so trivial 6 months ago are now starting to become important. With this one solved my next challenge will be finding the right size shock rubbers to remount the wiper motor to its bracket. I had the bracket re zinc plated along with a lot of other small items (was not expensive and looks great) but the rubbers did not take kindly to being removed.

Thanks again.


Tony
(Newcastle Aust)

A 1/2 inch roll pin worked a treat (needed to cut it to length).

Also found some wiring grommets look to be 9/32 ID, 1/2 OD for the wiper bracket. Just need my manual back (its with the shop doing the engine) so I can ensure the wiring of the wiper motor and heater box is correct before I close it all up.

Thanks Vern for that info as I am currently replacing my stabiliser rubbers. My question is where can the rubbers be sourced from? Or are they a fairly common part?

Wadhams have them I think.

Yours
Vern

Just bought some from Wadhams- only to bulk up another order I placed and would make no difference to the freight.
My original rubber buffers are still amazingly good for a 50yo product.

Vern Klukas said:

Wadhams have them I think.

Yours
Vern

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Thanks everyone..Wadhams have a great range of parts..the only problem I have is living in Aust the post from UK is virtually non-existent at present. They despatched some parts to me 6 weeks ago...still waiting. I think Scotts in Melbourne has some though so all good.

Peter B said:

Thanks everyone..Wadhams have a great range of parts..the only problem I have is living in Aust the post from UK is virtually non-existent at present. They despatched some parts to me 6 weeks ago...still waiting. I think Scotts in Melbourne has some though so all good.

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SCOTTS is always my first port of call for us antipodeans