The 'E' Type Forum

Hi, This is a bit obscure!!

Putting back the engine/picture/bonnet frames, I actully remembered to refit the radiator support brackets!! But looking at the brackets that I took off, the holes look too big - the holes are about 9/16 & 1/2 (AF) whereas the bolts are 1/2 AF (frame end) and 7/16 AF (stay end).

I can't help thinking something is wrong - either I've mixed up my brackets or there was a bodge in the car's life before me, or Jaguar included loads of play!! Can anyone help one?

Cheers, John C

I think you need some rubber bushings/ mounts with distance piece

see items 12 and 13 on SNG radiator parts......... then everything fits I hope ?

https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/uk ... mbly/21098

Hi John,

I'm assuming you mean the flat bars that go either side of the radiator and attaches to the right angle brackets that are bolted to the picture frame. They should have a rubber grommet/bush in them as in the pic below. I've circled the lower radiator mounts as well just incase you meant them. A spare parts book or the parts diagrams on here are really useful for this sort of stuff. You'll see they should have a small metal tube in the bush too. I think it's the same ones used on the wiper motor.

Edit looks like Rob above beat me to it while I was doodling on a screenshot

Rob/Simon - Thanks, that's really helpful.

Looking at my 'dismantle' photos, it was fitted with a squashed grommit and no spacer - that would have been a pre-1993 bodge (when i bought the car)!!

Cheers, John C