Late 246 Jack Bumper Replacement

While I was preparing Chassis #08118 for Cavallino, I had to find a replacement for my lost jack bumper - Pix #1 below. My research, primarily on FChat, told me that I needed a black plastic cap that was 30mm in diameter and at least 8mm high. I figured that if I could find such a cap, I would cut the height to size, pretty much fill it with black silicon sealant and stick it on that protrusion you see in the pix, let it dry and that would be the new bumper.

I found plastic caps in the McMaster-Carr catalog with 1 1/8" and 1 1/4" diameters and both heights more than 8mm. 30mm falls right between those diameters and the minimum quantity buy was 100. Since I had no time to spare "experimenting" with which diameter was best, I ordered 100 of each at less than $7 per 100. The 1 1/8" was close to perfect. Pix #2 shows the required items to do this fix. That's a handsaw with an 18 teeth/inch blade used to cut the 1 1/8" plastic cap height to 8MM. The pix shows one cap uncut and one cut to 8mm and that's a tube of black silicon RTV sealant. Pix #3 shows the cap installed and held in place while the silicon cures overnight. Pix #4 is the finished product which passed the scrutiny of the judges at Cavallino.

If anyone needs a replacement bumper, I've got about 98 1 1/8" caps remaining. Send me a PM with your complete address and I'll send you a couple, FREE.

Good luck,

Bill
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LOL!!! You are exactly correct! My wife was very impressed.

Bill