Thread: Question for a Kaymar bumper owner?;)

I'm not sure what you need to know, Flo.

Can I phone you? (I have VoIP so the cost is minimal). If so, PM me with your no. and time to call.

In the meantime, I have some pix here: http://p38arover.com/rover/p38a/kaymar/ and can add a lot more of the bar unassembled and also pics take from under the car after I fitted it.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I'm not sure what you need to know, Flo.

Can I phone you? (I have VoIP so the cost is minimal). If so, PM me with your no. and time to call.

In the meantime, I have some pix here: Index of /rover/p38a/kaymar and can add a lot more of the bar unassembled and also pics take from under the car after I fitted it.

Ron, thanks for the offer but i found answer to my questions in your pix.

Happy to see that it's possible to remove the arm and not carry the wheel if i do some Paris downtown trips with the tank

Looks like really well engineered

I think i'll have a longer arm made in order to center the wheel for look purpose only...

Glad to hear the pix helped, Flo.

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

Glad to hear the pix helped, Flo.

Ron

Hello Ron,

Got my Kaymar. Any idea how to remove the swing away arm?. I can't pry the hub cap?

Happy Christmas

Flo

The cap just pries off, Flo. It could be rusted on. Work around it with a large flat screwdriver. It might need a good pre-soak with WD40.

After removal, there is a castellated nut with a split pin. Remove those and the carrier should lift off. The tapered roller bearings are just trailer axle wheel bearings and are commonly available here. They'll probably be rusty and either need replacement or cleaning and greasing. The shaft on which the arm swings is, I think, a trailer stub axle.

Originally Posted by p38arover

The cap just pries off, Flo. It could be rusted on. Work around it with a large flat screwdriver. It might need a good pre-soak with WD40.

After removal, there is a castellated nut with a split pin. Remove those and the carrier should lift off. The tapered roller bearings are just trailer axle wheel bearings and are commonly available here. They'll probably be rusty and either need replacement or cleaning and greasing. The shaft on which the arm swings is, I think, a trailer stub axle.

Thank you so much for those tips. I'll try it very soon.

The thing is currently at my fabricator to see how to make some others.

I'd suggest a stub axle on the other side as well - easy to do whilst it's off. Then you could make a LH or RH wheel carrier or something else to pivot one either side.

Hello Ron,

I have a question about the steps 2 and 3 of the Kaymar mounting instructions

I didn't understand anything about how securing the arms into the chassis rails.

Chassis rails do have 19mm holes but it is not a pass through ie there's a hole on one side of the frame, and a hole on the other side but those are not matching

Instructions refers to 2 rectangular spacer plates with 18mm holes.

Of course, the old bumper wasn't provided with bolts so i need to order everything.

Thanks for you help

Flo