propshaft donut,+ cradle poly bushes

[escosgaz]

has anyone got a pic handy of under their car wich shoes how the way this goes, just fitted mine and i have 3 long allen head nuts and bolts left and carnt think where they go so have retired for the night.
and also fitted them poly bushes to gearbox cradle but not happy with these either as wen tightend it up the start to squash and pull thruw so any pics of a set fitted, cheers.

[FletchCossie]

Get the alloy mounts for the cradle

[Davecos 4x4]

Gaz,

The Allen key bolts come from the gearbox and bolt onto the donut.

Then the prop bolts onto the other 3 holes on the donut....so the donut can flex when drive is engaged....if you know what I mean lol.

[escosgaz]

Gaz,

The Allen key bolts come from the gearbox and bolt onto the donut.

Then the prop bolts onto the other 3 holes on the donut....so the donut can flex when drive is engaged....if you know what I mean lol.

arr im kind of with you now dave as i got a bara gearbox and it already had 3 bolts on it- this now explains my old ones being left over? so does all the 6 holes not get bolts thruw in donut? cheers.

[escosgaz]

Get the alloy mounts for the cradle

yeah steve thats wot im guna do, il contact paul off here regarding them as the poly ones ive fitted are shit mate.

[Davecos 4x4]

The Allen key bolts go through with a squashed nut on the back and then the tripod end of the prop,that gets nut and bolted onto the other 3 holes in the donut....iirc.

The torque twists the donut out of shape, that's why they crack open.

[Davecos 4x4]

All 6 get used btw.

[richyx]

as said the allen key bolts bolt the doughnut to the propshaft, then the 3 holes left on the doughnut go into gearbox studs that are in the rear out put flange

the poly bushed should be ok, i take it your using washers ffor the bolts aswell?

[FletchCossie]

yeah steve thats wot im guna do, il contact paul off here regarding them as the poly ones ive fitted are shit mate.

[Davecos 4x4]

When using a sierra cos donut, you have to swap the Allen key bolts as there longer as the safes use a thicker donut.

Another bit of info.

[richyx]

bit of a shit pic but you can see the allen key bolts justs and the shiney ones are where it comes through from gearbox

[escosgaz]

thanks richie thats the one mate.

[richyx]

i may have a better one as i just took the engine out sierra today

just looked and its out of shot lol

[escosgaz]

no probs mate ive just got in will have a look at how mine is tomorow night, cheers.

[richyx]

yeah ist simple to do

those allen key bolts go through prop, then into doughnut with nuts and washers on doughnut end, you should have 3 holes left in doughnut which slides onto gearbox