Rubber Gear Gaiter Alternative - V6
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Following on from my thread before the S-Club Tour here is the solution I used instead of trying to find the long since defunct Sierra item.
This is a mk1 Land Rover Freelander item;
I first thought to mount it the 'right' way up so trimmed the top off to lower it's height;
Although it fitted very well, it bunched at the front so selecting reverse, 1, 3 and 5 was hard. Fitting the leather gaiter over would just make things worse;
Then, while looking at the linkage, I thought, fit it upside down;
Fits and works brilliantly. Then, I thought the linkage could pass through the side of the gaiter so it would be less bunched;
I chose that crease at random but the one above [in the photo] would be better.
Fitted fine;
The hole at the now bottom? I glued in an offcut of old inner tube;
The bottom lip of gaiter fits almost perfect around the opening. Didn't fancy pop riveting it in place so double sided tape and some duct tape worked a treat;
In practice, works a treat. There's a small amount air coming in the hole where the linkage passes through but a neater cut hole would reduce this. It's still a huge improvement over a split Sierra item.
The gaiters can be had on ebay for around a tenner.
I passed the second one I bought to Joe - V8S4me - to see if my fix could be applied to a V8 S.
This is a mk1 Land Rover Freelander item;
I first thought to mount it the 'right' way up so trimmed the top off to lower it's height;
Although it fitted very well, it bunched at the front so selecting reverse, 1, 3 and 5 was hard. Fitting the leather gaiter over would just make things worse;
Then, while looking at the linkage, I thought, fit it upside down;
Fits and works brilliantly. Then, I thought the linkage could pass through the side of the gaiter so it would be less bunched;
I chose that crease at random but the one above [in the photo] would be better.
Fitted fine;
The hole at the now bottom? I glued in an offcut of old inner tube;
The bottom lip of gaiter fits almost perfect around the opening. Didn't fancy pop riveting it in place so double sided tape and some duct tape worked a treat;
In practice, works a treat. There's a small amount air coming in the hole where the linkage passes through but a neater cut hole would reduce this. It's still a huge improvement over a split Sierra item.
The gaiters can be had on ebay for around a tenner.
I passed the second one I bought to Joe - V8S4me - to see if my fix could be applied to a V8 S.
Edited by mk1fan on Tuesday 24th June 00:23
Thanks for the pictures and description - looks like a good solution!
Mines a write off so was planning on something like this Joe - if you're on the euro tour in September I could get it off you then (in no rush)?
Challenge will be one or both of us remembering in a month and a half's time!!!
Cheers,
Andrew
Mines a write off so was planning on something like this Joe - if you're on the euro tour in September I could get it off you then (in no rush)?
Challenge will be one or both of us remembering in a month and a half's time!!!
Cheers,
Andrew
AndrewS2 said:
.... Joe - if you're on the euro tour in September I could get it off you then (in no rush)?
Will you be at either Shuttleworth or Millbrook over the weekend?AndrewS2 said:
....Challenge will be one or both of us remembering in a month and a half's time!!!
Or even tomorrow morning in my case!Only a month and a half to go
Stewart, thanks for the neat idea. I might give this a go, if I can get hold of a gaiter.
Is this the one which you used ? eBay - Freelander
Is this the one which you used ? eBay - Freelander
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