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Thanks for all that info Pal
My only question is is the brake backing plate really needed

Having had one of the free wheel hubs apart the ring you welded the cap to is just held by a snap ring clip but unfortunately avm doesn't sell them separately should you have a need which is pants. Nice job though.

jackonlyjack wrote: Thanks for all that info Pal
My only question is is the brake backing plate really needed

Brake backing plate is optional. I am trying it to see if it makes any difference to rear pad life/disc condition. I welded up any spare holes on it first too.

Lambert wrote: Having had one of the free wheel hubs apart the ring you welded the cap to is just held by a snap ring clip but unfortunately avm doesn't sell them separately should you have a need which is pants. Nice job though.

Thankfully its not there to take any great force (as the axle shaft is now floating). These hubs are some old/used cheap Tyrex ones, so I didnt mind trying it welded before future AVMs getting fitted. I doubt the shaft will move once settled, but this gives peace of mind over the issue.

Snagging day. Few things were wrong or annoying.

First was that the trailer/tipping body had moved slightly to the passenger side and the cover had snapped at a corner weld. Corner weld was easy. Moving side to side was more tricky. I have drilled and tapped large screws & washers into the ends of the pin that goes into the bearing to stop them sliding out:



And made up some angled guide rails for the bed to align with its rubber stops properly:



That sorted out the wrong stuff, next was the annoying winch controller. Its a winchmax one and came with a wireless remote that can also be plugged in (e.g. if battery goes flat). The reciever for the wireless part of it is not waterproof (so winchmax tell me). Its located within the solenoid box (the solenoid is waterproof at least). Obviously mine has got wet as it no longer works. Plugging in the lead is a bit of a pain as the solenoid box is under the bonnet, near the airbox. A cheap two position retractive switch was bought from amazon and wired into the dash blank beside the fog light switches.Fitted with a little filing to the inside edges It doesnt match in at all however, but works well for now:



I do remember someone on here found a supply of matching switches for the Jimny dash, but cant remember who???

Was this it for the switch?

allthingsjimny.com/collections/frontpage...-switch-2019-jimny-1