Engine rear bump buffer ???

[mm man]

Hi do all model d engines have a engine rear bump buffer ??
As mine seems to have a flat over sized metal plate ? That does not seem to come out ???
Thanks for any help

[Steve J]

It's probably the remains of the rear engine buffer - most are a single piece of hard rubber, but some are a two-part item, with the rubber bonded into a steel backing plate. It's been a long while since I've seen one, but back in the dim and distant past, I had to remove one from an engine where the rubber had un-bonded itself from the steel and disappeared. I think I had to drill a series of holes through the steel backing to weaken it, and then prised the remains out with a screwdriver - I remember it was a pig of a job, though. If the engine is in pieces, it might be possible to heat the engine case enough to persuade the steel piece to drop out due to the greater expansion of the aluminium, but drilling (and maybe grinding the steel plate with a Dremel?) is possibly the best option. Don't be too enthusiastic with the drill, and stop when the turnings change from steel to aluminium.....

[mm man]

You are a star Steve
I got your message/ reply just as I was leaving my garage so I thought I would give it ago
2 hrs later .....bingo it came out .....it was a solid metal plug and as you said the rubber must have been bonded to it ( I used the drilling method ) ....they don't make things like they use to !
Thanks again for your time and help
Kind regards

Happy New Year

[Steve J]

That's excellent news - I'm pleased it worked, and glad that at least my long term memory still seems to be working.....

Happy New Year to you also!

Best wishes

Steve