Author Topic: Rear roll bar rattle - wedge it or remove it?  (Read 397 times)

Offline ShootingPains

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Rear roll bar rattle - wedge it or remove it?
« on: February 22, 2025, 03:52:28 PM »
I?m currently driving without a canopy (or canopy horizontal runners) and the unbraced rear roll bar rattles around a lot.  At best the rattle is irritating, but at worst the roll bar?s weight and height will cause enough pendulum leverage to crack the mounting point.

It seems to be secured using a single bolt threaded in to each mounting pipe which pushes against the roll bar pinning it against the other side of the mounting hole. Has anyone tried adding a wedge to stop the movement?  I?m thinking of using something like the wedge used to keep road signs in the hole.

The alternative is to just remove it. Am I right to think there?s just the single bolt on each mounting hole, or is there something else securing it?

Also, I?m assuming the rear roll bar isn?t a compliance requirement like the central roll bar??  Anyone know?

Steve

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Re: Rear roll bar rattle - wedge it or remove it?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2025, 10:45:49 PM »
Neither are compliance items, they were added 5 years after the truck was made but i wouldnt remove the centre one.. Ive removed the rear one for a few years no issues. Its back on as it now holds my hard top on
I'm not completely useless.. I'm missing some of the pieces
110-415 'Agro' 1959 88" CR              111-676 'Pickles II' 1959 88" CR
114-270 'Maya' 1967 109" GS/WS      113-368 'Castrol' 1964 88" GS
48-975 'Reptar' 1988 110" FFR           48-932 'Widget' 1988 110" GS