I presume that 80 series with barn doors are not very common in the US, perhaps there are a few mudders here who might have them.
The Barn Door Blues are quite agitating to say the least, I dont know if anyone has listened to them before ?
With time, the "Roller" in the Roller Assy, Spare Wheel Carrier Guide PN 51950-60010 (14 USD), wears down, not sure what the material is (some sort of plastic), then you hear all sorts of sounds from the rear like you had a bird's nest with a 100 hungry chicks in it.
The plastic part should swivel/rotate on the fixed part (red square) but i presume that enough dust, mud & dirt build up on it (the wake/vortex of dust behind the truck when offroading) that it no loger rotates, I think this is the reason for the ubnormal wear.
I've changed it once in the lifetime of my babe and still it eventually wears down despite greasing the channel periodically.
I thgought of machining a new roller from teflon or just removing the plastic roller and finding a suitable ball-bearing instead and press fitting it onto the bracket.
Any input from the collectrive intelligence of this group is highly appreciated.
Thanks guys........
The Barn Door Blues are quite agitating to say the least, I dont know if anyone has listened to them before ?
With time, the "Roller" in the Roller Assy, Spare Wheel Carrier Guide PN 51950-60010 (14 USD), wears down, not sure what the material is (some sort of plastic), then you hear all sorts of sounds from the rear like you had a bird's nest with a 100 hungry chicks in it.
The plastic part should swivel/rotate on the fixed part (red square) but i presume that enough dust, mud & dirt build up on it (the wake/vortex of dust behind the truck when offroading) that it no loger rotates, I think this is the reason for the ubnormal wear.
I've changed it once in the lifetime of my babe and still it eventually wears down despite greasing the channel periodically.
I thgought of machining a new roller from teflon or just removing the plastic roller and finding a suitable ball-bearing instead and press fitting it onto the bracket.
Any input from the collectrive intelligence of this group is highly appreciated.
Thanks guys........
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