ice_berg86
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I replaced the dual mass flywheel and clutch with an exedy single mass heavy duty clutch on saturday. What a huge job that is, all going well after 500k's which is good and i saved a lot of money doing it myself.
spanish D40 towbar mount to see if I'm missing anything.
Definetly should 5 bolts aside, 3 underneath into chassis and
The other 2 on the inside into the chassis. If you wanted to pm me your number I'll send you a picture.
WARNING tho, if the towbar does not have the 5 a side holes it's more than likely and older towbar that wasn't replaced under warranty
Great, Google now tells me I've got a dodgy towbar (haven't used it yet). Wonder if Nissan will still honour their recall.
They have to by law mate no matter what the age of the faulty part is.
Cheers
It seems a bit funny they gave you 10 bolts for a bar with only 6 holes? Where did you get it, just out of curiosity? Private sale, or...
If nissan don't honour the recall (brand newey, yaay!) would it be possible to drill the other four holes in the bar, assuming the vehicle has the captive nuts/ bolt holes in place?
Where did the faulty tow bars fail, does anyone know? Is possible to sneakily weld in a few bit of plate in strategic locations to brace it up?
It is odd there were 10bolts. I bought it from a wreckers in SA over ebay. Think I now know why it was the cheapest one around by a country mile! Worst case I'm down $190, but it did come with a locking hitch pin, receiver and towball that are still good.
AFAIK when the bolts were only mounted under the chassis it caused the chassis problems by pulling down. The solution was to add a vertical plate above the bar design to also bolt to the inside of the chassis rail to existing captive nuts. My bar does not have these vertical plates. I could probably get some added but don't like the insurance implications in the event of a failure without full engineering.
Edit: looks like the part number on the bad is subject to the recall. Will try to contact Nissan in a day or two.
too good for the tar.New boots for mine this week!!!!!!
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