FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Hi there,
Can some one please give me some advice on the rear spring rubber mounting pads.

I have a new set from rare spares and when I went to fitt them Sunday I noticed that the line in the rubber where the spring seats is off set (one side of the raised lip is thicker than the other) since my pads are worn out I can not tell which way round they go.

Dose the thick edge face the wheel or to the diff centre ?

It is not shown in any manuals that I have on HR or FE/FC.

A photo below to show what I mean.
(Its a HR diff housing)

Any help please !!!!

Regards,
Steve

im not positive but i seem to remember last set i replaced were even,if im right then your rare spares set have been cut wrong, hopefully someone else knows for sure.

Thanks Nicko,

I am starting to belive that you are right.
I will wait and see if someone on the forum can give me an answer on them if not I wiil go back to R/S.

Steve.

Steve
I am on my second set of saddle rubbers and honestly can not remember any difference in them, I just fitted to the spring and retainer and bolted up. ??? ???
Going by the picture it looks as if the mold was having a bad hair day as two of the bolts are almost in the waffle section.

John M

Thank's John,

You just helpt me make up my mind !!!

They go back tomorrow R/S in Preston, will have a chat to Hyde.

Steve.

Hi guys,
Steve I just had a look at my nos saddle rubbers and the lips on them are even so I'd have to agree with Nicko and John. just a bad casting on yours.  Mind you they would still do the job.

Regards Mick

Hi Mick,

I went back to R/S in Preston (Melb) with the saddle rubbers today and the staff were very helpfull they checked the rubbers against about 20 they had in stock and a few pre-packed kits and they where all the same shape. Unless there mold is out of shape I just dont know.
So I have kept my set and will try fitting them up this week, can only hope they fit in ok.

Steve



 

Digger This is the picture off RS site for FC rear pads, looks even to me

https://rsp-secure.com/shop/e-cat/Products/Thumbnails/SPK3.jpg

One other thing going by your picture and what is on the RS site (Melbourne) you have FC saddle rubbers,HR saddle rubbers are different and they have a different picture on their site, my memory wont work and I can not remember what the last ones looked like that I put in. The HR rubber has no bolt indents on the side in their picture and this makes sense as the HR rubbers are enclosed by there retainers, FC needs indents to clear the U Bolts.

More ramblings by
John M

Gee Thanks again John,

When I was at R/S today we did match up the rubbers against the FC one's and the FC looked the part ie:spring area of pad central and the right size for the spring but looked to narrow for the HR mounts and they did have the cut away for the u-bolts. Looked the same as in the FC parts book.
Then again by using the HR rubbers they will fit the HR mount but the where the spring sits is to wide !!  ???

Starting to wish I had not unbolted the springs  :-/ :-/

Steve.

just clicked when reading previous post,If your car has HR rear end then they are most defineatly the wrong pads,

Thanks Nicko,

I'm starting to loose it with these rubbers. :-/


Steve.

I mite give Scotts Old Rubber a ring and see what they have.!!

Steve.

I just got a set of HR rubbers from the Adelaide Rare Spares today, no cut-outs on the sides.

Thanks Stinky!!

I found out tonight that the rubbers I have are for FB to EH sedans.

Steve.

Steve
I used HR rubbers with the HR diff, no dramas Spring width does not seem to bother installation once all the bolts are tightened up they just sandwiched the spring.
John M

Thanks John,

I'm using 5 leave springs out of a Business sedan and have fitted 1 1/2'' lowering blocks to bring the ride hight back down and I had to use "u" bolts to fix together, I did not like the idea of using longer bolts for the saddles.
Do you think the blocks will cause any prob's with the rubbers.

Thanks again,
Steve

Thanks for everyone's help.

I have finely found the right spring pad rubbers. a guy at Rare Spares sussed them out for me yesterday.

If it helps someone here is the part number.
Rare Spares part No: HD-HG Ute & Van SPK-5.
Part Number stamped on pads - No: 7427212
(To fitt FE-FC with HR diff housing and mounting plates)


Regards,
Steve

Is rare spares the best/only place to get these - in WA?

You can try RESTORERS HOT LINE in Welshpool,45 Welshpool Rd,phone 9470 1117.

Regards Seb

To the best of my knowledge these rubbers we found in the boot of the wifes FC project are HR rubbers with out the pressed steel plates that go around them b4 fitting into the car. The car has got a HR diff fitted and this was as far as they got with modifications . The diff was put under the car to make it mobile I suspect. So what  are these rubbers? ??? Cheers streetneat....

Hey Streetneat,
You've got a full set of shackle rubbers & spring pads for an FC.
cheers,
Leigh

Cheers for that - thats what I suspected... they are all  brand new and I may be able to use the shackle rubbers for my HD that severly needs them.. the spring pad rubbers I might just put away for a future car unless someone wants to swap them for new HR ones... cheers streetneat

Burnsy,

I managed to get the HR spring pad rubbers from Holden dealer (Rockingham) and Coventry's (Mandurah)... there's still some of these lurking in the 'burbs....  they were only $6 a piece last year....

cheers....Brad