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Picture is worth a 1000 words thank you. Now I see it.
So there are like metal cups glued to the rubber on each end looks like.
One side of this engages the center support #20
I think I could see a better way here.
It's an isolation mount so more work than I had been saying previously.
If #17...
I wish I could see how these mounts work. I would like to be able to help someone out by making up a set to try.
Without knowing if the bond from bushing to rubber is really important hard to say.
If the motor is just sitting on the rubber and the bushing and spacer only keep it in place then...
OK aluminum tubing is available at 0.884 on the ID. Should work it's corrosion resistant but the grade is not listed.
Probably easier to just make a new spacer if the old one still has rubber on it etc.
Make the spacer OD 1.000" and the length and ID whatever is the original.
Ok perfect. What are the dimensions of the spacer? Knowing that I can look for a spacer that will fit the rubber ID and the original spacer ID and length. No need for the tubing.
McMaster Carr has this. Which is 2" OD x 1" ID x 1" Long and costs a little over $7 each.
You could fabricate an inner bushing from 1" OD x 7/8" ID stainless tubing 12" of which is about $20.00.
Then press it in to the rubber.
Would that work? If the stainless bushing was 1" long would it...
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