Yes you are missing the shield. Just about everyone that I've seen is pretty well chewed
up by the time the rubber needs to be replaced, that's why the shields are sold by most of
the vendors. The shield is just that, a shield to protect the rubber, it’s probably left out of
the illustration for clarity as it‘s not actually part of the support mechanics.
The first picture I posted shows the shield that I made. The square shoulder under the
head of the carriage bolt has yet to be pressed into the holes on this one. Here is the link
again:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/128165791/large . You can scroll thru
the rest of the pictures in the album by hitting the [previous] & [next] buttons in the upper
right corner.
The bolts are special, they are not standard carriage bolts because they’re fine thread and
carriage bolts are course thread. My bolts were in good shape so I reused them but if I
had to make new ones, I would buy longer bolts, cut them to length and re-thread them
with a fine thread. The center bolts clamp the front motor plate, the upper plate and the
engine mounting bushing to tightly together. The outer bolts are tightened down just
enough to get the gap shown in the manual. This leaves a little float in the rubber cushion.
The reason for the castle nut on the outer bolts is because they are drilled for a cotter pin
much as your spindles are and after you adjusting the gap you pin them.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
