Thread: Underseat fuel tank rubber mounts

I have a 60 & 61 Series II. Both are 3 bolts/nuts front and back, no rubber washers...

i've only just found out about this myself.

i'm going to keep all of the front mountings & go a single bolt with rubber either side of the tank on the rear.

easier to get to.

I'm sure a suitable bolt & some round rubbery stuff from your local rubber shop could do the same thing at a fraction of the cost

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

Hi Neil.
I am thinking the single bolt rear, is a military design ????
mine had 3 hole front/rear.

whitehillbilly

Hello again.

Not so sure about that.

My truck spent most of its life being bashed around a property out west and wouldn't recognise a salute to save its life. It is definitely a non-military model and was assembled in Sydney. The bolts and bushes are the same as advertised for UK trucks.

Cheers,

Neil

If the front is bolted firmly to the chassis and the rear is rubber mounted it makes you wonder why the front mounting bracket doesn't shear off over time as the back of the tank moves up & down on the rubber.
Mind you with a full tank is it going to move much on the rubbers anyway ??



Colin

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

Hi Neil.
I am thinking the single bolt rear, is a military design ????
mine had 3 hole front/rear.
My tank is at the local 'OLD' school Radiator shop.
Bob is going to remove all old solder, clean, and patch with brass patches if needed, pressure testing to 20 PSI.
Superfex two blobs to bracket and fix.
At least it can be prised apart if needed.
Rubber mounting Tank bracket Front/Rear.
NOT FITTED yet.

whitehillbilly

Hey Mate, don't test your tank to 20 PSI, it will probably split. Only need to test to about 3 PSI. I have fabricated and repaired many tanks, chemical, petrol, diesel, water ETC and only test to 2-3 PSI and brush with soapy water. Have split poorly welded tanks at this and they will bulge out in the side panels

Thanks Granny.
Think I put wrong PSI.
Bob has been working on Radiators and fuel Tanks for many many years.
He seems to work wonders with items, others would scrap.
Love seeing him drive around Murwillumbah,in his green, wooden wheel Dodge Truck/ute.
Never seen so many Lathe's, tooling machine and tools crammed into such a small workshop.

whitehillbilly

Looking at the rubber mounted, single rear bolt, and a tank full of fuel
wouldn't you get a rocking action on that single bolt.
The twisting action being no different than bolting straight to the chassis ????

whitehillbilly