Clamping the spare tyre to the bonnet - info needed

[timmoore46]

Parts catalogue Landrover III Part number RTC 9841 CE June 1988 has a nice photo of a Landrover with a tyre mounted on the Bonnet.

Shame it has no mention of the clamp parts needed to attached it ! (That I found...)

A helpful friend though it was better mounted on the rear door, but having done that he found it overlapped with hitching Ball !

In the process the bar with a central hole was lost as well as the long bolt was lost.... Grrrr......

After 3 years of having it rattle on the bonnet secuted a a pin with went though the wheel nuts normally used held it from falling off into the road or mud . Not very satisfactory.

Now making a new bar is easy enough but which thread was used for the mounting plate which has a threaded hole in the middle of it.

I tried UNF 5/8th bur that was 2 to 3mm (?) too wide,

So does any body have any ideas on what thread this Nut might be ?

I've tried a few which looked possible but they were not...

Many responses with best guesses etc most welcome.

: ))

Tim
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Series 3 County 1983 now TDI 200 with TDI300 Turbo and Intercooler.

Membership No:- 5442 Dec 15th 2006

[Alan Drover]

If I mounted my 6 stone weight Wolf wheel and tyre on the bonnet I'd never be able to lift the bonnet.
Tim, try Dunsfold Land Rover re your spare wheel bits.
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Alan Drover.
1975 SWB hardtop with a 2.5 petrol engine, overdrive, front disc brakes, parabolic springs, hand throttle, Defender doors and Wolf wheels.
Also a 1977 Stage 2 MGB GT.

[timmoore46]

Many thanks I'll try them.

Greatly appreciate your response

: )))

Tim
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Series 3 County 1983 now TDI 200 with TDI300 Turbo and Intercooler.

Membership No:- 5442 Dec 15th 2006

[timmoore46]

They were most helpful and led to a total solution !

LandRover Defender Bonnet Spare Wheel MTG Bolt Part MRC4473

now it was the right thread ! and the hole was 1/2". Now my friendly garage had a blue bin marked 1/2 inch and a longer bolt with the right thread was in it and a 3/5inch square steel rod was hanging about which was drilled in the length and cut to size which was A5 as in paper lenghth needed.

I left the garage with the tyre firmly clamped to the bonnet !!!

= Total Fix !

hope that helps others !!!
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Series 3 County 1983 now TDI 200 with TDI300 Turbo and Intercooler.

Membership No:- 5442 Dec 15th 2006

[Alan Drover]

Pleased you got it sorted Tim. I've found Dunsfold always very helpful and knowledgeable and they supply quality parts.
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Alan Drover.
1975 SWB hardtop with a 2.5 petrol engine, overdrive, front disc brakes, parabolic springs, hand throttle, Defender doors and Wolf wheels.
Also a 1977 Stage 2 MGB GT.