differential insulator early one

[bartsscooterservice]

Anyone know where to get one ?

https://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic22d04/10-2251 

 

the early one not the later 72 and up

[heyitsrama]

I think they might be NLA.

there was a discussion similar to this a couple weeks back.

But I have late cars, maybe someone has some stashed away.

[bartsscooterservice]

I was hoping someone might have one left here as a spare or something willing to sell?

Really want to keep it original with a new strap. At least the straps are still sold..

I now welded the old mount together but this will give vibrations. It's just temporary to keep the diff nose in place.

If I can't find the early mount then i will have to look for a solution to insulate the early type mount another way. ?

 

[zKars]

The one I previously offered is tentatively now slated for use on an early 70 project I’m working on this winter. If I can convince the customer to “upgrade” to the later diff position to straighten the axle geometry, then this isolator will become available, but I won’t know that for a few weeks or months. Maybe not much help, but at least there is some hope.

[Zed Head]

How different are they?  Could somebody enlarge or move the holes on a newer one to get it to work correctly in the older application? 

If you have both maybe you could take some measurements and add to your modification program.

[bartsscooterservice]

I ordered a new strap with the later 72 and up mount. Will see if I can modify it to fit like the early one

[bartsscooterservice]

On 8/29/2020 at 7:44 PM, Zed Head said:

How different are they?  Could somebody enlarge or move the holes on a newer one to get it to work correctly in the older application? 

If you have both maybe you could take some measurements and add to your modification program.

I will let it know here if it works. 

[bartsscooterservice]

So above the black one is the later 72 model, the blasted one the early one.

Anyone knows which side of the later mount is towards the front of the car ?

 

[AZ-240z]

Picture #2 (below) shows the bottom surfaces (front of car points up)... early type (55415-E4102) on the left, later type (55413 E8301) on the right...

Enter “differential insulator” in the search function, and you will find a wealth of information about these

insulators.

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Edited September 14, 2020 by AZ-240z

[UM240]

is there  somebody/company  able  to make the rubber new?

[Zed Head]

I remember trying to find an illustration for the diff mount and the transmission mount.  The best I could do was to assume that the mounts go in with the sloped side facing forward.  Like a snow plow or a wedge.  I only found one picture that showed that and had to rationalize that the diff mount would be the same.

It seemed to make sense when I was actually looking at the parts before installing.  Here is the only picture that seems to illustrate that, from 1976.  Nissan calls the transmission mount the rear insulator. 

[zKars]

On 8/29/2020 at 7:16 AM, zKars said:

The one I previously offered is tentatively now slated for use on an early 70 project I’m working on this winter. If I can convince the customer to “upgrade” to the later diff position to straighten the axle geometry, then this isolator will become available, but I won’t know that for a few weeks or months. Maybe not much help, but at least there is some hope.

Seems “we” are staying stock so the one I have is off the table. 

Hmmm... I “could” chop the crossmember up and weld it back together with the center “offset” forward, that let’s me use the later isolator....  Done that to standard Z trans x-members to fit the T-5 transmission. Not exactly an invisible modification, but likely workable.

Or,  If it wouldn’t melt the rubber, I could weld/move/adjust the position of the diff mounting holes on a later isolator to let you use it. Very slow welding with rapid cold water immersion every 5 seconds of welding????  

Where there’s a will, there’s a way; and relatives.... 

 

Edited September 14, 2020 by zKars