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G’day Brains Trust,
The VH-BFR resto continues, it’s a slow burn….
I am looking for a supply of the rubber buttons used in the engine cowl system to prevent chaffing. If I have the correct part, the IPC (Fig 35 item 5) calls for 14 x P/N 6695 Anti-Friction Button.
If these are no longer available, what are you using?
Hilly
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The answer to this question appeared in the L-5 Newsletter several times in years gone by, and it may also have been mentioned here or in the other SOPA forum at Groups.io. However, I don’t suppose many people have time to sift through those resources for all the good maintenance and restoration tips they contain, which is an admission that I should have gathered all that information together in one place and indexed it long ago. The PDF’s of the newsletters can be easily word searched which speeds up the process, should you ever be so inclined to look when this half of the world is (or should be) asleep and you’re in a hurry for an answer.
Anyway, the best substitute for the original part is an automotive item made by Au-Ve-Co of Covington Kentucky. Their part number is 3664545 and the buttons are sold through auto part vendors such as NAPA. They are also sold under General Motors part # 4237. You can probably get them in Oz but they can be ordered from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Auveco-Au-Ve-Co-4237-Rubber-Bumpers/dp/B001Q5GFIY However, they’re a bit thicker than the originals so if they interfere with the fit here or there you may need to grind the faces down a bit using wet-or-dry sandpaper and some water to keep the paper from being gummed up.
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G’day Jim, many thanks for you very quick reply to my enquiry and MMHO for the delay in responding.
The buttons not recognised in Oz and can’t get the from Amazon – nil stocks. I have found a part on ebay that looks about right with a slightly different p/n (3664645), although I have to place two orders (with different pricing) to get enough for the project and some spares. Will keep working on it but I think ebay may be the go before I lose them althogether.
As we used to call in Hash House Harriers…….. On On.
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