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richard_co
Joined: 09 Nov 2016 Posts: 12 Location: uk
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 17:49 Post subject: fitting towbar : ?captive nut/self retained nut for chassis |
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Hello
Pretty new Delica owner with only basic mechanical skills hoping to do stuff myself.
Looked through all the towing and technical posts and can't find an answer to this so sorry if its obvious or dim:
I bought a towbar from a breakers yard off ebay for my facelift Delica. it looks pretty straightforward basically two arms each with 4 holes. 2 holes in each arm look like they receive a bolt through the side walls of the rear part of the chassis and then there's a plate at right angles with 2 holes which looks like it should bolt to the underside of the chassis. The problem is with these latter holes, where it looks like it should bolt in, there's not a huge access (just a small square gap) adjacent to the hole for trying to stop the nut spinning round whilst trying to tighten the bolt.
Looking on the Anker instructions they mention 'cage nut' which fits through the square hole and clips in to it holding the bolt captive over the chassis hole so the towbar can then be bolted on. Unfortunately the towbar didn't come with any fittings and anker don't sell the fittings independently.
So firstly am I right that this is how the towbar bolts to the underside of the chassis? if so does anyone know how where i can get hold of this sort of captive nut i can't find anything really similar on the internet though don't in all honestly know exactly what it would be called? Alternatively is there any relatively simple work around? Or alternatively am I just being a bit dim and missed the point completely?
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Lewis Site Admin
Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16296 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 20:16 Post subject: |
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The 'cage nut' on the Anker fitting is just a nut welded to a short length of flat bar, over a hole in the bar, for the bolt to go through. That is slipped inside the chassis, through one of the adjacent cut outs, so you can hold the bar and position the nut over where the bolt goes through, whilst you bolt it in. Then the bar jams against the inside of the box section, holding it firmly in place whilst you tighten the bolt up.
There are some photos of one in position on this post:- http://www.MDOCUK.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38846
The Cage nut fitting is used at the top of the angled bar shown in the bottom photo. Note that one end of that long bar has a square spacer block fitted at one end. That goes at the bottom against the angled bracket. Re the second last photo.
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richard_co
Joined: 09 Nov 2016 Posts: 12 Location: uk
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 21:32 Post subject: |
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Thanks Lewis
That's really useful, I've a friend who I hope can knock up some of those for me. Since you're around on the subject the vertical towbar plate that is held against the chassis will overlap the recovery loop on the left hand side, which bulges slightly. presumably you can't remove the recovery hoop, the towbar just gets bolted against the recovery hoop.
don't know whether that makes sense?
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Lewis Site Admin
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 0:43 Post subject: |
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I assume you are referring to two towing eyes ?
I had an Anker towbar on my previous Deli and neither eye was covered by the towbar brackets. Both of those should be vertical in alignment. If one is bent back a bit, presumably from a previous owner doing some towing, or a snatch recovery using them, then just bend it back straight, with a wrecking bar.
You could remove them, ( with an angle grinder ) if you wish to, as the towbar becomes the recovery strap fixing point.
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