Bracket on rear engine plate

Oland · Post by **Oland** » Tue May 22, 2012 1:53 pm

I have disassembled my M38 engine completely and I'm now in the (slow) process of cleaning and painting everything. On the engine rear plate there is an "L" bracket fastened with 4 Allen screws (the only Allen screws I've found in the engine).

On this bracket is a thick rubber gasket or is it maybe just rubber putty? The rubber is not in a good condition but I don't want to remove it before I know where I can find a replacement. Has the gasket got a WO number?

I guess it is all in group 0103, but it's not obvious to me. Better ask the Forum.

Engine number is RMC 117912

/Oland

Post by **wesk** » Tue May 22, 2012 5:11 pm

All three of the "L" brackets are reinforcements. All are listed in the ORD 9 as is the gasket.

Start with the ORD 9 SNL G-740 page 16. "V" is the gasket. "W" is the plate assy. Then starting with page 30: (since you have a post MC74419 engine)

Gasket V is 8328049 engine to bell housing plate
Gasket Z is 8328048 Bell housing plate to bell housing
Plate W is 8328047 Rear engine plate or often called bellhousing adapter plate.
The left and right reinforcements are: Lt 8328483 & Rt 8328484The horizontal angle is a support 8328125 on page 32.

Oland · Post by **Oland** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:03 am

Aha! Thank you Wes!

I start to understand now. First, I only have the horizontal bracket, not the two lower ones. Are they possible to obtain or should I fabricate replicas?

Secondly, my rubber gasket on the horizontal bracket must be something homemade. Should I remove the rubber and run without it? I guess someone put it there for some reason. See pic. below. The rubber is quite thick.

/oland

rdsar2k · Post by **rdsar2k** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:35 am

I bought a NOS bracket from midwest back when I was working on my M170 engine and it came out of the package with the rubber coating on the contact sides. Leave the rubber. I was also missing the other brackets and got them on ebay and see them pop up here and there. Call the trusted suppliers; they should have em.

Oland · Post by **Oland** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:37 pm

Thank you rdsar2k,

It makes sense that the bracket has the rubber vulcanized at the factory and that the rubber is not available as a separate item.

I'll shop around a bit for new items, otherwise I will fabricate the two lower brackets and keep the longer one as it is.

/Oland

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Bracket on rear engine plate

Bracket on rear engine plate

Rubberized L bracket