A/v studs

[Graham_Wright]

On my generator, the bottom of the rubber has separated from the bolt. I have not found any with same height. I can space up the replacements but there will be less resilience.
What's the chance of rebonding them?

 

[Plum]

On my generator, the bottom of the rubber has separated from the bolt. I have not found any with same height. I can space up the replacements but there will be less resilience.
What's the chance of rebonding them?

what is an A/v stud? Picture?

 

[penberth3]

what is an A/v stud? Picture?

I'm guessing anti-vibration, and no you can't re-bond them. Replace all the mountings, then surely height doesn't matter?

 

[Graham_Wright]

I'm guessing anti-vibration, and no you can't re-bond them. Replace all the mountings, then surely height doesn't matter?

I can pack out replacement ones to the same height as the original but the resilience will be different. The replacement ones available have half the amount of rubber of the originals. The application is a single cylinder generator which is extremely "agile".

 

[penfold]

If you post up a pic both of the old and proposed new mounts we would be better able to judge; it's in the "how long is a piece of string" territory until then. Rebonding old, debonded and probably greasy or perished engine mounts is unlikely to work. Are original spec mounts unavailable or just unreasonably priced?

 

[Graham_Wright]

Update.
Despite advice received, I roughed a bolt head (A4), made a washer to fit (also A4), cleaned the rubber with acetone and glued the lot together with CT1.
I have failed trying to separate them. (It might be different with constant vibration).

Take heart others!